Definitions for: Novitiate

[n] someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
[n] the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)

Webster (1913) Definition: No*vi"ti*ate, n. [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. 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 trained. [R.]

Synonyms: novice, noviciate

See Also: period, period of time, religionist, religious person, time period

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