Noun

(en noun)

A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.

I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.

(senseid)(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

* 1983 , (Lawrence Durrell), Sebastian , Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:

Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice , chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead [...].

Noun

(en noun)

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.

An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.

* Holy Bible, Matthew 9:10 (King James Version)

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples .

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)

, chapter=4, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}

(Ireland) Miserable-looking creature of a man.