Novice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

someone new to a field or activity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːvɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒvɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒvɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːvɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beginner initiate novitiate tyro tiro

Word Forms

begin	verb	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
initiate	verb	accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anfänger

jemand, der einem Orden beigetreten ist, aber noch keine ewigen Gelübde abgelegt hat

🇪🇸Spanish

principiante

alguien que ha ingresado en una orden religiosa pero no ha hecho votos definitivos

🇮🇹Italian

novizio

qualcuno che è entrato in un ordine religioso ma non ha emesso i voti perpetui

🇳🇱Dutch

beginneling

iemand die tot een religieuze orde is toegetreden maar geen definitieve geloften heeft afgelegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

novato

alguém que ingressou em uma ordem religiosa, mas não fez os votos finais

🇷🇺Russian

новичок

тот, кто принял религиозный орден, но не принял окончательных обетов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नौसिखिए

कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसने किसी धार्मिक व्यवस्था में प्रवेश किया हो लेकिन अंतिम प्रतिज्ञा नहीं ली हो

🇧🇩Bengali

নবীন

এমন কেউ যিনি ধর্মীয় আদেশে প্রবেশ করেছেন কিন্তু চূড়ান্ত শপথ নেননি

🇮🇳Tamil

புதியவர்

ஒரு மத ஒழுங்கில் நுழைந்தவர் ஆனால் இறுதி சபதம் எடுக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుభవం లేని వ్యక్తి

మతపరమైన క్రమంలో ప్రవేశించిన వ్యక్తి కానీ తుది ప్రమాణాలు తీసుకోని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नवशिक्या

एखादी व्यक्ती ज्याने धार्मिक व्यवस्थेत प्रवेश केला आहे परंतु अंतिम शपथ घेतली नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિખાઉ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ કે જેણે ધાર્મિક ક્રમમાં પ્રવેશ કર્યો છે પરંતુ અંતિમ શપથ લીધા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನನುಭವಿ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದ ಆದರೆ ಅಂತಿಮ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ ಮಾಡದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടക്കക്കാരൻ

ഒരു മതക്രമത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചെങ്കിലും അന്തിമ പ്രതിജ്ഞയെടുക്കാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਵਾਂ

ਕੋਈ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਸਹੁੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نوسکھئیے

کوئی ایسا شخص جس نے مذہبی حکم میں داخل کیا ہو لیکن حتمی قسم نہ کھائی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

新手

已加入宗教团体但尚未宣誓的人

🇯🇵Japanese

初心者

修道会に入ったが最後の誓いを立てていない人

🇰🇷Korean

초심자

수도회에 입회했지만 종신 서원을 하지 않은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người mới vào nghề

một người đã vào một dòng tu nhưng chưa có lời thề cuối cùng

🇹🇭Thai

สามเณร

คนที่ได้เข้าสู่นิกายทางศาสนาแต่ยังไม่ได้ปฏิญาณครั้งสุดท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemula

seseorang yang telah memasuki suatu ordo keagamaan tetapi belum mengucapkan kaul kekal

🇵🇭Filipino

baguhan

isang taong pumasok sa isang relihiyosong orden ngunit hindi kumuha ng pangwakas na panata

🇲🇾Malay

orang baru

seseorang yang telah memasuki perintah agama tetapi tidak mengambil nazar muktamad

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبتدئ

شخص دخل في نظام ديني لكنه لم يأخذ الوعود النهائية

🇮🇷Persian

تازه کار

کسی که وارد دستور دینی شده ولی نذر نهایی نکرده است

🇹🇷Turkish

acemi

Dini bir tarikata girmiş ancak son yeminini etmemiş kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִירוֹן

מישהו שנכנס למסדר דתי אך לא נדר נדרים אחרונים

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