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The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian novice (or prospective) monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to vowed religious life.
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Novitiate is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Maggie Betts in her feature directorial debut. Starring Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Morgan Saylor, Dianna Agron, Julianne Nicholson, Liana Liberato, Denis O'Hare, and Maddie Hasson, the film follows a young woman (Qualley) who starts to question her faith as she ...
Novitiate: Directed by Maggie Betts. With Melissa Leo, Lisa Stewart, Alyssa Brindley, Chelsea Lopez. Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
A Novitiate is a period of training and preparation that men and women undergo before taking final religious vows as monks, nuns, or religious sisters and brothers.
Novitiate definition: the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.. See examples of NOVITIATE used in a sentence.
Definition of novitiate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
novitiate in British English. or noviciate (nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt , -ˌeɪt ) noun. 1. the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts. 2. the part of a religious house where the novices live. 3. a less common word for novice. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of novitiate. noun. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) synonyms: noviciate. see more. noun. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows. synonyms: novice. see more.
novitiate, noviciate /nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt -ˌeɪt / n. the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts. the part of a religious house where the novices live. Etymology: 17th Century: from French noviciat, from Latin novīcius novice.
