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   No·vi·ti·ate

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   noun

   • 1. the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order. Similar probationary periodprobationtrial periodtest periodapprenticeshiptraining periodtraineeshiptraininginitiation
   • ▪ a novice, especially in a religious order. Similar noviceneophytepostulantproselytecatechumen
   • ▪ a place housing religious novices.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin noviciatus, from Latin novicius ‘new’ (see novice).

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   What is a novitiate in a monastery?

   • 1. apprenticeship, training, probation These monks left the monastery without completing their novitiate. 2. novice, probationer, postulant Claudio's sister, Isabella, is a novitiate in a convent. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 1.

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   What is the purpose of a novitiate?

   • The novitiate is in any case a time both for the novice to get to know the community and the community to get to know the novice. The novice should aspire to deepening their relationship to God and discovering the community's charism.

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   What are the characteristics of a novitiate?

   • Spiritual exercises and tests of humility are common features of a novitiate. A superior should ideally appoint an experienced member of the community to serve as novice master or mistress. Different religious communities have varying requirements for the duration of the novitiate.

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   The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian novice (or prospective) monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to vowed religious life.

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   Jul 10, 2024 · the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) synonyms: noviciate. see more. noun. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows. synonyms: novice.

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   Novitiate is the period of being a novice, especially in a religious order, or the place where novices live. Find out more about the word's origin, usage, and related terms in this comprehensive online dictionary.

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