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Novitiate

Novitiate Meaning & Definition
Novitiate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Novitiate?

[n] someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
[n] the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Novitiate: novice | noviciate

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See Also | period | period of time | religionist | religious person | time period

Novitiate In Webster's Dictionary

\No*vi"ti*ate\, n. [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.] 1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments. 2. Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows. 3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. --Addison. 4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]

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