Thesaurus: novitiate

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1. n. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
2. n. Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
3. n. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.
4. n. The place where novices live or are trained.
5. n. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
6. n. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
7. 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.]
8. n:100 n. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) n. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows