Noviciate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nəvˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/nəvˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nəvˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /nəvˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

novitiate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Noviziat

die Zeit, in der Sie Novize sind (insbesondere in einem Orden)

🇫🇷French

temps du noviciat

la période pendant laquelle vous êtes novice (notamment dans un ordre religieux)

🇪🇸Spanish

período de aprendizaje

el período durante el cual eres novicio (especialmente en una orden religiosa)

🇮🇹Italian

noviziato

il periodo durante il quale sei novizio (soprattutto in un ordine religioso)

🇳🇱Dutch

noviciaat

de periode waarin je novice bent (vooral in een religieuze orde)

🇵🇹Portuguese

noviciado

o período durante o qual você é noviço (especialmente em uma ordem religiosa)

🇷🇺Russian

послушник

период, в течение которого вы являетесь послушником (особенно в религиозном ордене)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नौसिखिया

वह अवधि जिसके दौरान आप नौसिखिया हैं (विशेषकर धार्मिक क्रम में)

🇧🇩Bengali

নবজাতক

যে সময়কালে আপনি একজন নবজাতক (বিশেষত একটি ধর্মীয় আদেশে)

🇮🇳Tamil

புதியவர்

நீங்கள் புதியவராக இருக்கும் காலம் (குறிப்பாக மத வரிசையில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

నూతనోత్తేజం

మీరు అనుభవం లేని వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా మతపరమైన క్రమంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

नवशिक्या

ज्या कालावधीत तुम्ही नवशिक्या आहात (विशेषतः धार्मिक क्रमाने)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવોદિતો

જે સમયગાળા દરમિયાન તમે શિખાઉ છો (ખાસ કરીને ધાર્મિક ક્રમમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಸಬರು

ನೀವು ಅನನುಭವಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಅವಧಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നവീകരിക്കുക

നിങ്ങൾ ഒരു തുടക്കക്കാരനായ കാലഘട്ടം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു മതക്രമത്തിൽ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

见习

您是新手的时期（尤其是在宗教团体中）

🇯🇵Japanese

修練する

あなたが初心者である期間（特に修道会において）

🇰🇷Korean

수련하다

당신이 초보자인 기간(특히 종교적 조직에서)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tập sinh

khoảng thời gian bạn là người mới (đặc biệt là trong một dòng tu)

🇹🇭Thai

สามเณร

ช่วงเวลาที่เป็นสามเณร (โดยเฉพาะในศาสนา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemula

periode di mana Anda menjadi pemula (terutama dalam ordo keagamaan)

🇵🇭Filipino

baguhan

ang panahon kung saan ikaw ay isang baguhan (lalo na sa isang relihiyosong orden)

🇲🇾Malay

novisiat

tempoh semasa anda masih baru (terutamanya dalam perintah agama)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زمن الترهبن

الفترة التي تكون فيها مبتدئًا (خاصة في النظام الديني)

🇮🇷Persian

تازه کار

دوره ای که در آن شما مبتدی هستید (به ویژه در یک دستور مذهبی)

🇹🇷Turkish

acemi olmak

acemi olduğunuz dönem (özellikle dini bir tarikatta)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טירון

התקופה שבה אתה טירון (במיוחד בסדר דתי)

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The primary meaning of 'noviciate' is 'the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)'.

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Using 'noviciate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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