novitiate
/nəˈvɪʃi.ət/
noun 3
Collocations
1VERB + NOVITIATE
entered, obtained
Definitions
noun
1
A novice.
2
The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training.
Three weeks after the departure of the Mandevilles, all Naples flocked to witness the profession of a young Englishwoman, a dispensation having been obtained for the novitiate.
3
The place where a novice lives and studies.
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Synonyms
noun — someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken
noun — the period during which you are a novice (especially in a re
- noviciate
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Idioms & Phrases
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Three weeks after the departure of the Mandevilles, all Naples flocked to witness the profession of a young Englishwoman, a dispensation having been obtained for the novitiate.
Wiktionary02
He entered the novitiate.
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