novitiate

Etymology

From Middle French novitiat, from Medieval Latin novitiatus (“a novitiate”), from Latin novicius, novitius (“a novice”), from novus (“new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəˈvɪʃi.ət/
• Hyphenation: no‧vi‧ti‧ate

Noun

novitiate (plural novitiates)

1. the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training
2. the place where a novice lives and studies
3. a novice

Further reading

• novitiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• novitiate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• novitiate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• evitation