novitiate
/noʊˈvɪʃiɪt/
noun
- A person who is new to a religious order and is undergoing a period of training and testing before taking final vows.
- The monastery accepted three new novitiates this spring.
- The novitiate spent her days in prayer and study at the convent.
- Each novitiate is assigned a mentor to guide them through their first year.
- The period or state of being a novice; a trial or training period for a beginner in any field.
- The artist's early work shows the uncertainty of her novitiate.
- During his novitiate as a chef, he learned basic knife skills and kitchen safety.
- His novitiate in the company lasted six months before he was given full responsibilities.
- The building or housing where novices live during their training period.
- She moved into the novitiate right after her acceptance into the order.
- Visitors were not allowed inside the novitiate without special permission.
- The novitiate was a quiet stone building set apart from the main abbey.
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