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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
no·vi·ti·ate       [noh-vish-ee-it, -eyt] Pronunciation Key
–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 in anything.
4.a novice.
Also, no·vi·ci·ate.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < ML, equiv. to novīti(us) novice + -ātus -ate3]
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nov·ice       (nŏv'ĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
  2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also called novitiate.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin novīcius, from Latin, recently entered into a condition, from Latin novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]

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no·vi·ti·ate also no·vi·ci·ate       (nō-vĭsh'ē-ĭt, -āt')  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

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novitiate

noun
1. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) 
2. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows 

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Novitiate

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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