He entered the novitiate.
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Novitiate
//nəˈvɪʃi.ət//
Synonyms for "novitiate" (42 found)
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Related words (21)
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11 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- послушник noun (a novice)
Dutch
3 entries- novice noun (a novice)
- noviciaat noun (the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training)
- novitiaat noun (the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training)
German
1 entries- Noviziat noun (the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training)
Macedonian
4 entries- искушеник noun (a novice)
- искушеничка noun (a novice)
- послушник noun (a novice)
- послушничка noun (a novice)
Russian
3 entries- послу́шник noun (a novice)
- послушница noun (a novice)
- послушничество noun (the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training)
Swedish
1 entries- novitiat noun (the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Three weeks after the departure of the Mandevilles, all Naples flocked to witness the profession of a young Englishwoman, a dispensation having been obtained for the novitiate.
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