novitiate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *novitiate*:
NOUN	time	novitiate, noviciate	the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
NOUN	person	novitiate, novice	someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

English > *novitiate*: 2 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	The period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order).
Synonym	noviciate
Category	religion, faith, religious belief	A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Spanish	noviciado
Catalan	noviciat

English > *novitiate*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows.
Synonym	novice
Broader	religious person	A person who manifests devotion to a deity

HyperDic: novitiate