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ˈni əˌfaɪtneo·phyte

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. neophytenoun

    a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

  2. newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrantnoun

    any new participant in some activity

  3. catechumen, neophytenoun

    a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

Wiktionary

  1. neophytenoun

    A beginner.

  2. neophytenoun

    A novice (recent convert), a new convert or proselyte, a new monk.

  3. neophytenoun

    A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.

  4. neophytenoun

    A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

  5. Etymology: From neophytus, from νεόφυτος, from νέος + φυτόν. Surface analysis is.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Neophytenoun

    One regenerated; a convert.

    Etymology: neophyte, Fr. νοὲς and φυω.

ChatGPT

  1. neophyte

    A neophyte is a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief, typically a beginner or novice. It can also refer to a person who has recently converted or joined a religious group.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Neophytenoun

    a new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism

  2. Neophytenoun

    a novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything

  3. Etymology: [L. neophytis, Gr. neo`fytos, prop., newly planted; ne`os new + fyto`s grown, fyto`n that which has grown, a plant, fr. fy`ein to grow: cf. F. nophyte. See New, and Be.]

Wikidata

  1. Neophyte

    Neophyte is a hardcore, or gabber, group formed in 1992 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The three original members are Jeroen Streunding, Danny Greten and Robin van Roon. Jeroen was deejaying and organising smaller parties around 1990 before he met Danny at a local party. The two of them decided to work on some tracks together. Robin van Roon also joined them after a while. Having produced some tracks on an old Amiga Computer with Protracker, the three went to visit DJ Paul Elstak who had just started his label Rotterdam Records where they hoped to be contracted. But DJ Paul Elstak considered their tracks to be pure noise. Several months and several try-outs later, Paul suddenly liked their tracks and decided to release them on his label. Years went by, as Danny, Jeroen & Robin got more releases, and started performing on parties. In 1995 Robin van Roon left the group for his studies and Jarno Butter, a guitarist and good friend of Danny, was added for their live acts. Neophyte released a compilation album dedicated to their 13 years of existence titled 13 Jaar Terreur, which means '13 Years of Terror'. It also contains tracks of the Neophyte crew released under different names like "Bodylotion". Neophyte is also running a record label called Neophyte Records, currently hosting artists such as Tha Playah, DJ Panic and Evil Activities.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Neophyte

    nē′ō-fīt, n. a new convert, one newly baptised or admitted to the priesthood, or to a monastery, a novice: a tyro or beginner.—adj. newly admitted or entered on office.—n. Nē′ophytism. [L. neophytus—Gr. neos, new, phytos, grown—phyein, to produce.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neophyte in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neophyte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of neophyte in a Sentence

  1. Chris Murphy:

    A general at DoD was especially worrying under Trump, trump had zero foreign policy experience, a penchant to glorify violence, a total neophyte Secretary of State, and an unstable, war mongering former general as NSA.

  2. Carly Fiorina:

    I'm not a neophyte in government, but I'm not a professional politician.

  3. James Scott:

    America’s treasure troves of public and private data, IP, and critical infrastructure continues to be pilfered, annihilated, and disrupted, while an organizational culture of ‘Participation Trophy Winners” managed by tech neophyte executives continue to lose one battle after the next.

  4. Prime Minister Dean Barrow:

    Mr. Morales is a neophyte, he is a novice, we will not be bullied and Mr. Morales needs to learn that right quick.

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