Noun: noviciate nu'vi-sh(ee-)ut
- (religion) the period during which you are a novice, especially in a religious order
"She spent her noviciate learning the rules and traditions of the convent";
- novitiate
- The building or part of a religious house used for novices
"The noviciate wing was separate from the main monastery"
Derived forms: noviciates
Type of: period, period of time, time period, time span
Encyclopedia: Noviciate