What does "novice" mean?
Novice: One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Tim. iii.
Additional senses
- 2.3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. Shipley. No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer.
- 3.Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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