Look up: novitiate

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   novitiate
   [n] - the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) 2. [n] - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
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   Novitiate
   No·vi'ti·ate noun [ Late Latin novitiatus : confer French 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 ...
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   novitiate
   noviciate noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
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   novitiate
   noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
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   Novitiate
   `Novitiate`, `alt.` `noviciate`, is the period of training and preparation that a `novice` (or `prospective`) monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life. A novice is free to quit the novitiate at any time, and the Superior is free to dismiss them with or without cause. During the novitiate, the novice is often clothed in special clothing which, while d...
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   Novitiate
   • (n.) Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows. • (n.) One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. • (n.) The place where novices live or are trained. • (n.) The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments. • (n.) The place where novices li...
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   novitiate
   novitiate 1. Anyone is a novice, especially in a religious order. 2. The part of a monastery, or convent, where novices live.
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