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no·vi·ti·ate also no·vi·ci·ate N0179000 (nō-vĭsh′ē-ĭt, -āt′)n.1. The period of being a novice.2. A place where novices live.3. See novice. [Medieval Latin novīciātus, from novīcius, novice; see novice.]novitiate (nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt; -ˌeɪt) or noviciaten1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the part of a religious house where the novices live3. a less common word for novice[C17: from French noviciat, from Latin novīcius novice]no•vi•ti•ate (noʊˈvɪʃ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt) n. 1. the state or period of being a novice, as of a religious order. 2. the quarters occupied by religious novices. 3. novice. [1590–1600; < Medieval Latin novītiātus =novīti(us) novice] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | novitiate - the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)noviciatefaith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | | 2. | novitiate - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vowsnovicereligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity |
novitiatenoun1. apprenticeship, training, probation These monks left the monastery without completing their novitiate.2. novice, probationer, postulant Claudio's sister, Isabella, is a novitiate in a convent.novitiate also noviciate noun1. An entrant who has not yet taken the final vows of a religious order:novice.2. One who is just starting to learn or do something:abecedarian, beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, tenderfoot, tyro.Slang: rookie.TranslationsnovitiateenUK
novitiate, noviciate1. 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 novitiateenUK
Synonyms for novitiatenoun apprenticeshipSynonyms- apprenticeship
- training
- probation
noun noviceSynonyms- novice
- probationer
- postulant
Synonyms for novitiatenoun an entrant who has not yet taken the final vows of a religious orderSynonymsnoun one who is just starting to learn or do somethingSynonyms- abecedarian
- beginner
- fledgling
- freshman
- greenhorn
- initiate
- neophyte
- novice
- tenderfoot
- tyro
- rookie
Synonyms for novitiatenoun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)SynonymsRelated Words- faith
- religion
- religious belief
- period
- period of time
- time period
noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vowsSynonymsRelated Words |