Novitiate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |nəʊˈvɪʃɪət|  American pronunciation of the word novitiate
Brit.  |nə(ʊ)ˈvɪʃɪət|  British pronunciation of the word novitiate

noun

- the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) (syn: noviciate)
- someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows (syn: novice)

Extra examples

...a novitiate in the rarefied world of international diplomacy, the recently appointed ambassador is treading cautiously...

Word forms

noun
singular: novitiate
plural: novitiates
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