Found 2 items, similar to novitiate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: novitiate 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Novitiate Novitiate \No*vi"ti*ate\, n. [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: The time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows. [1913 Webster] 3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.] [1913 Webster]