NOVICIATE Synonyms

• someone new to a field or activity

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• bring into being

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

• bring up a topic for discussion

• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

• someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

• works for an expert to learn a trade

• a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

• any new participant in some activity

• a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

• a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period

• someone released on probation or on parole

• someone who is being trained

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

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