noviciate
/noʊˈvɪʃiɪt/
noun
- The period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order.
- During his noviciate, he studied theology and lived in silence.
- Her noviciate lasted two years before she took her final vows.
- The noviciate is a time of testing and learning for new members.
- A place where novices live and train in a religious community.
- The garden at the noviciate was used for meditation.
- She moved into the noviciate to begin her religious training.
- The noviciate was a quiet building set apart from the main monastery.