Aficionado vs Neophyte - What's the difference?
aficionado | neophyte | Related terms |
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
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A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
A novice (recent convert), a new convert or proselyte, a new monk.
(Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
(biology) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
Aficionado is a related term of neophyte.
As nouns the difference between aficionado and neophyte
is that aficionado is while neophyte is neophyte.aficionado
English
Noun
(en-noun)- To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.