neophyte
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əˌfaɪt noun
1.
a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
2.
Roman Catholic Church. a novice.
3.
a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.
4.
Primitive Church. a person newly baptized.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person newly converted to a religious faith |
| 2. | RC Church a novice in a religious order |
| 3. | a novice or beginner |
| [C16: via Church Latin from New Testament Greek neophutos recently planted, from neos new + phuton a plant] | |
| neophytic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
neophyte
"new convert," c.1550, from L.L. neophytus, from Gk. neophytos, lit. "newly planted," from neos "new" + -phytos "planted," verbal adj. of phyein "cause to grow, beget, plant." Church sense is from I Tim. iii.6. Rare before 19c. General sense of "one who is new to any subject" is first recorded 1599.
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Example sentences
As a result, bruised bodies are par for the course before a neophyte gets to grips with the basic technique.
Intended primarily for neophyte birders who want to learn correct procedures.
Instead he is awarding billion dollar contracts to neophyte suppliers that are long on talk and short on flight history.
There are a few online communities that have a lot of neophyte programmers who are teaching each other to program games.
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