Bible Dictionaries
Novitiate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
(2):
(n.) Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
(3):
(n.) One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.
(4):
(n.) The place where novices live or are trained.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Novitiate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/novitiate.html. 1828.