单词 | novitiate |
释义 | novitiate/nə(ʊ)ˈvɪʃɪət / /nə(ʊ)ˈvɪeɪt/(also noviciate) noun 1The period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order.Even in the golden days of my novitiate, such places were few and far between....
Synonyms probationary period, probation, trial period, test period, apprenticeship, training period, traineeship, training, initiation 1.1A novice, especially in a religious order.Now Wats are inhabited by monks, teachers, nuns, novitiates, school children, street-side sellers and tourists....
Synonyms novice, neophyte; postulant, proselyte, catechumen 1.2A place housing religious novices.There Was an Ancient House presents a disillusioned view of life in a Jesuit novitiate....
OriginEarly 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin noviciatus, from Latin novicius 'new' (see novice). Rhymes |
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