noun
1. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑noviciate
• Topics: ↑religion, ↑faith, ↑religious belief
• Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period
2. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
• Syn: ↑novice
• Hypernyms: ↑religious person
Useful english dictionary. 2012.