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Novitiate vs Neophyte - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between novitiate and neophyte

is that novitiate is the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training while neophyte is neophyte.

novitiate

English

Noun

(wikipedia novitiate) (en noun)
  • the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training
  • the place where a novice lives and studies
  • a novice

    • Related terms

    * novel * novelization * novelize * novella * novelty * novice

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    neophyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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).

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    References

    * Random House Dictionary, 2nd Edition, 1987.

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