Novitiate

Definition:

• (n.) The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
• (n.) Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
• (n.) One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.
• (n.) The place where novices live or are trained.

Compare novitiate with other words:

defoliate vs. novitiate

novelty vs. novitiate

novelize vs. novitiate

novel vs. novitiate

novitiate vs. place

novitiate vs. training

novitiate vs. order

novitiate vs. religious

novice vs. novitiate

novitiate vs. period