PERSON WHO HAS ENTERED A RELIGIOUS ORDER AND IS UNDER PROBATION, BEFORE TAKING VOWS; PERSON OR CREATURE WHO IS NEW TO A FIELD OR ACTIVITY
Novices; Novice chasing
novice
n.
1) a rank novice
2) a novice at, in
Novice
·adj Like a novice; becoming a novice.
II. Novice·noun One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.
III. Novice·noun One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith.
IV. Novice·noun One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
novice
n.
1.
Convert, proselyte.
2.
Probationer, novitiate.
3.
Tyro, beginner, learner.
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Novice
A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. A novice can also refer to a person (or animal e.g. racehorse) who is entering a profession with no prior experience.