- novitiate noviciate
- noun (C) technical the period of being a novice
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
novitiate noviciate
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Novitiate — Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice (or prospective) monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life. A novice … Wikipedia
novitiate — (n.) also noviciate, state of being a novice, c.1600, from M.Fr. noviciat or directly from M.L. novitiatus, from L.L. novitius novice, from Latin adjective novicius (see NOVICE (Cf. novice)) … Etymology dictionary
novitiate — (also noviciate) ► NOUN 1) the period or state of being a novice. 2) a religious novice. 3) a place housing religious novices … English terms dictionary
novitiate — [nō vish′it; ] also, and chiefly Brit [, nōvish′ē it, nō vish′ēāt΄] n. [Fr noviciat < ML novitiatus] 1. a) the period or state of being a novice b) NOVICE 2. the quarters assigned to religious novices: Also Chiefly Brit. noviciate … English World dictionary
novitiate — /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,… … Universalium
novitiate — 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,… … English dictionary for students
noviciate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See novitiate … English dictionary for students
novitiate — no|vi|ti|ate noviciate [nəuˈvıʃiıt, nə , ʃieıt US nouˈvıʃıt] n the period of being a novice … Dictionary of contemporary English
novitiate — [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) … English new terms dictionary
novitiate — /noʊˈvɪʃiət / (say noh visheeuht), / ieɪt/ (say eeayt) noun 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… …
