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Definitions for NOVITIATE
noʊˈvɪʃ i ɪt, -ˌeɪtnovi·tiate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. novitiate, noviciatenoun

    the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)

  2. novitiate, novicenoun

    someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

Wiktionary

  1. novitiatenoun

    the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training

  2. novitiatenoun

    the place where a novice lives and studies

  3. novitiatenoun

    a novice

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Novitiatenoun

    Etymology: noviciat, French.

    This is so great a masterpiece in sin, that he must have passed his tyrocinium or novitiate in sinning, before he come to this, be he never so quick a proficient. Robert South, Sermons.

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  1. novitiate

    A novitiate is the period or state of being a novice, particularly in a religious order. It is a stage in the training and preparation process of an individual who wishes to join as a member of a religious community, often involving study, contemplation, and religious instruction. The term can also refer to the place, like a monastery or convent, where novices live and receive their training.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Novitiatenoun

    the state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments

  2. Novitiatenoun

    hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows

  3. Novitiatenoun

    one who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice

  4. Novitiatenoun

    the place where novices live or are trained

  5. Etymology: [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]

Wikidata

  1. Novitiate

    Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice monastic or member of a religious institute undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether he is called to the religious life. A novice is free to quit the novitiate at any time, and the Superior is free to dismiss him or her with or without cause. During the novitiate, the novice often wears clothing that is distinct from secular dress but is not the full habit worn by professed members of the community. The novice's day normally encompasses participation in the full canonical hours, manual labor, and classes designed to instruct novices in the religious life he is preparing to embrace. Spiritual exercises and tests of humility are common features of a novitiate. Many Roman Catholic communities encourage frequent confession and reception of Holy Communion by their novices. A Superior will often appoint an experienced member of the community to oversee the training of novices. This may be a single novice master or mistress who is responsible for the training of all novices; or an individual elder may be appointed for each novice. Different religious communities will have varying requirements for the duration of the novitiate. Often one must complete a postulancy before officially entering the novitiate. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the novitiate is officially set at three years before one may be tonsured a monk or nun, though this requirement may be waived.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of NOVITIATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of NOVITIATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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  • noviciatFrench
  • noviziatoItalian
  • послушничество, послушница, послушникRussian

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