English Explanatory Dictionary

novitiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/nəˈvɪʃi.ət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-novitiate.wav

Word forms

novitiate novitiates

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.

Related words

novel novelization novelize novella novelty novice

Derived words

novitiateship novitiation
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