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- pronunciation:
- ni
faIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a beginner or novice at any activity.
She admitted to being a neophyte at fund-raising and had a lot to learn.- synonyms:
- beginner, freshman, novice, tyro
- similar words:
- apprentice, catechumen, initiate, pledge, recruit, rookie, tenderfoot
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| definition 2: |
a new convert to a religion, esp. among early Christians.
- similar words:
- catechumen, convert, novice, novitiate, proselyte
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| definition 3: |
a novice or newly ordained priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
- similar words:
- novice, novitiate
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| related words: |
amateur, disciple |
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| derivation: |
neophytic (adj.) |
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