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novitiate

novitiate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
  2. 2.One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. Addison.
  3. 3.The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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