NOVITIATE


Meaning of NOVITIATE in English

[ nə(ʊ)'vɪʃɪət , -ɪeɪt ]

(also noviciate )

■ noun

1》 the period or state of being a novice.

2》 a novice, especially in a religious order.

3》 a place housing religious novices.

Origin

C17: from eccles. L. noviciatus , from L. novicius (see novice ).

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