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novitiate

Syllabification: (no·vi·ti·ate)
Pronunciation: /nōˈviSH(ē)ət, nə-/

(also noviciate)
Definition of novitiate

noun

  • the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order.
  • a place housing religious novices.
  • a novice, especially in a religious order.

Origin:

early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin noviciatus, from Latin novicius 'new' (see novice)

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