novice
novice is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Tim. iii.
- 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.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedarian
- absinthe
- alphabetarian
- alumnus
- amateur
- and
- antique
- apostle
- apple
- apprentice
- aquamarine
- articled
- ass
- auditor
- awkward
- bad
- beginner
- beryl
- blue
- blunderer
- blunderhead
- bottle
- bungler
- catechumen
- chela
- class
- clerk
- clod
- coach
- coke
- college
- condisciple
- conjurer
- copperas
- dauber
- debutant
- deceiver
- disciple
- disease
- duffer
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is novice.
- What is one newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Tim. iii called?
- What is 3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. Shipley. No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer called?
- What is like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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