no·vi·tiate /noˈvɪʃət, nə-/
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No·vi·ti·ate n.
1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
2. Hence: The time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.
4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]
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novitiate
n 1: the period during which you are a novice (especially in a
religious order) [syn: noviciate]
2: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken
final vows [syn: novice]