novitiate

Other forms: novitiates

Definitions of novitiate
  1. noun
    the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
    synonyms: noviciate
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    type of:
    period, period of time, time period
    an amount of time
  2. noun
    someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
    synonyms: novice
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    type of:
    religious person
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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