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Definition of: novitiate
(nō·vish′ē·it, -āt) noun
1. The state of being a novice.
2. Eccl. a The period of probation of a novice in a religious order. b The part of a monastic establishment inhabited by novices. Also nov·ice·ship (nov′·is·ship).
3. A novice. Also no·vi′ci·ate.
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