|  novitiate 
 
 1. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) (Freq. 1)
 • Syn:
 noviciate
 • Topics:
 religion, faith, religious belief
 • Hypernyms:
 time period, period of time, period
 2. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
 • Syn:
 novice
 • Hypernyms:
 religious person
 
 
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