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novitiate in British English

or noviciate (nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

noun

the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts

the part of a religious house where the novices live

3. a less common word for novice

Word origin

C17: from French noviciat, from Latin novīcius novice

novitiate in American English

(noʊˈvɪʃɪt; also, Chiefly British noʊˈvɪʃiɪt; noʊˈvɪʃiˌeɪt)

noun

the period or state of being a novice

novice

the quarters assigned to religious novices

Also Chiefly British noˈviciate

Word origin

Fr noviciat < ML novitiatus

Examples of 'novitiate' in a sentence
novitiate

The abbot told him he needed more time in the novitiate.Perhaps sixty of them are chosen for the novitiate.

Synonyms of 'novitiate'

apprenticeship, training, probation

novice, probationer, postulant

More Synonyms of novitiate

1 (noun) in the sense of apprenticeship

Definition

the period of being a novice

These monks left the monastery without completing their novitiate.

Synonyms

apprenticeship

He served an apprenticeship as a tool-maker.

training

probation

The appointment will be subject to a six-month term of probation.

2 (noun) in the sense of novice

Claudio's sister, Isabella, is a novitiate in a convent.

Synonyms

novice

She had entered the monastery as a novice many months previously.

probationer

I was a young policeman - a probationer with a training officer.

postulant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of probation

The appointment will be subject to a six-month term of probation.

Synonyms

trial period,

test,

trial,

examination,

apprenticeship,

initiation,

novitiate

in the sense of probationer

Definition

a person on a trial period in a job

I was a young policeman - a probationer with a training officer.

Synonyms

trainee,

novice,

beginner,

apprentice,

rookie (informal),

learner,

new recruit,

neophyte (formal),

tyro,

greenhorn (informal)

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novitiate

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novelty
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novitiate
now
now and then or again
nowadays

Synonyms of 'novitiate'

novitiate

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单词	novitiate
释义	Trends of novitiate View usage for: novitiate in British English or noviciate (nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) noun 1. the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts 2. the part of a religious house where the novices live 3. a less common word for novice Word origin C17: from French noviciat, from Latin novīcius novice novitiate in American English (noʊˈvɪʃɪt; also, Chiefly British noʊˈvɪʃiɪt; noʊˈvɪʃiˌeɪt) noun 1. a. the period or state of being a novice b. novice 2. the quarters assigned to religious novices Also Chiefly British noˈviciate Word origin Fr noviciat < ML novitiatus Examples of 'novitiate' in a sentence novitiate The abbot told him he needed more time in the novitiate. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Perhaps sixty of them are chosen for the novitiate. Zindell, David The Broken God (1993) Synonyms of 'novitiate' apprenticeship, training, probation novice, probationer, postulant More Synonyms of novitiate 1 (noun) in the sense of apprenticeship Definition the period of being a novice These monks left the monastery without completing their novitiate. Synonyms apprenticeship He served an apprenticeship as a tool-maker. training probation The appointment will be subject to a six-month term of probation. 2 (noun) in the sense of novice Claudio's sister, Isabella, is a novitiate in a convent. Synonyms novice She had entered the monastery as a novice many months previously. probationer I was a young policeman - a probationer with a training officer. postulant Additional synonyms in the sense of probation The appointment will be subject to a six-month term of probation. Synonyms trial period, test, trial, examination, apprenticeship, initiation, novitiate in the sense of probationer Definition a person on a trial period in a job I was a young policeman - a probationer with a training officer. Synonyms trainee, novice, beginner, apprentice, rookie (informal), learner, new recruit, neophyte (formal), tyro, greenhorn (informal) Nearby words of novitiate novelist novelty novice novitiate now now and then or again nowadays Synonyms of 'novitiate' novitiate Explore 'novitiate' in the dictionary
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