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novitiate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: novitiate n : the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) [syn: {noviciate}]
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