Definition of novitiate Novitiate
no•vi•ti•ate
We found 10 definitions of novitiate from 4 different sources.
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What does novitiate mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: novitiates |
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| novitiate - the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) | ||
| noviciate | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| novitiate - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | ||
| novice | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- novitiate (n.)
The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments. - novitiate (n.)
Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows. - novitiate (n.)
One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. - novitiate (n.)
The place where novices live or are trained.
Part of speech
🔤- novitiate, noun, singular of novitiates.
