novitiate
or no·vi·ci·ate
the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.
the quarters occupied by religious novices during probation.
the state or period of being a beginner in anything.
a novice.
Origin of novitiate
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How to use novitiate in a sentence
A petition to be made a nun without having to go through the novitiate in the white veil was placed before me, and I signed it.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasHe spent some months in Prato with his friend Fra Diamante, who had been his companion in novitiate.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonIt was a position of great trust, and never before in the history of the monastery had it been given to a mere novitiate.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan MeyerI never dared ask myself what the outcome of it all would be; I wanted to finish my novitiate first.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerHe was called another Confucius, and was even empowered by the authorities to establish a novitiate at Pekin.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for novitiate
noviciate
/ (nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
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
a less common word for novice
Origin of novitiate
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