Novitiate
11novitiate — /noh vish ee it, ayt /, n. 1. the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation. 2. the quarters occupied by religious novices during probation. 3. the state or period of being a beginner in anything. 4. a novice. Also,… …
12novitiate — noun a) the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training b) the place where a novice lives and studies See Also: novel, novelization …
13novitiate — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Apprenticeship] Syn. internship, tutelage, trial period; see origin 1 . 2. [Novice] Syn. intern, beginner, apprentice; see amateur . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. trial period training period, probation, initiation,… …
14novitiate — no|vi|ti|ate noviciate [nəuˈvıʃiıt, nə , ʃieıt US nouˈvıʃıt] n the period of being a novice …
15novitiate — no|vi|ti|ate [ nou vıʃət, nou vıʃiət ] noun count 1. ) the period of time that someone spends as a novice in a religious community 2. ) a place where novices in a religious community live …
16novitiate — nəʊ vɪʃɪt n. period of initiation and training (especially before joining a religious order) …
17novitiate — [nə(ʊ) vɪʃɪət, ɪeɪt] (also noviciate) noun 1》 the period or state of being a novice. 2》 a novice, especially in a religious order. 3》 a place housing religious novices. Origin C17: from eccles. L. noviciatus, from L. novicius (see novice) …
18novitiate — n. 1. Apprenticeship. 2. Probation, noviceship. 3. Novice, probationer …
19novitiate — n 1. test period, trial, probation; training period, initiation, indoctrination, apprenticeship, Archaic, or Dial. prenticeship; guidance, tutelage, instruction, teaching. 2.(usu. restricted quarters within) convent, nunnery, friary, priory,… …
20novitiate — no·vi·tiate …
