noviciate

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Noun noviciate has 1 sense

novitiate, noviciate - the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
--₁ is a kind of time period, period of time, period

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Noviciate

Definition:

Noviciate is a noun that refers to the period of training or probation for a person who is preparing to enter a religious order or undertake a new profession or activity.

Noviciate can also refer to the building or residence where novices live during their training.

Sample Sentences:

She spent a year in the noviciate before taking her final vows.
The noviciate is a time of self-reflection and preparation.
He moved into the noviciate to join the religious order.

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