novitiate

Meaning

1. A novice.
2. The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training.
3. The place where a novice lives and studies.

Synonyms

noviciate

novice

trial

test

neophyte

fledgeling

discipleship

probation

pupilage

rookie

chela

initiate

Translations

noviziato

noviciado

noviciado

noviciat

novizio

novitiatus

novice

proeftijd

leertijd

çıraklık devresi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nəˈvɪʃi.ət/

Etymology

First attested in 1517; either borrowed from Middle French noviciat, novitiat or from Medieval Latin noviciātus, novitiātus (“a novitiate”), from Latin novicius, novitius + -ātus (see -ate (forming nouns denoting a rank or office)), from novus (“new”). Sense 1 is not attested in cognates.