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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ne•o•phyte /ˈniəˌfaɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- someone just learning an activity, occupation, etc.:She was a neophyte in politics.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ne•o•phyte (nē′ə fīt′),USA pronunciation n. - a beginner or novice:He's a neophyte at chess.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a novice.
- Religiona person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.
- Religion[Primitive Church.]a person newly baptized.
- Greek neóphytos. See neo-, -phyte
- Late Latin neophytus newly planted
- 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged greenhorn, tyro.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: neophyte /ˈniːəʊˌfaɪt/ n - a person newly converted to a religious faith
- a novice in a religious order
- a novice or beginner
Etymology: 16th Century: via Church Latin from New Testament Greek neophutos recently planted, from neos new + phuton a plant |