How to Pronounce "novitiate"
word
noh-VISH-ee-uht
noh-VISH-ee-uht
Definition
A period of training or preparation for someone new to a religious order, or the position of being a novice. It can also refer generally to the state or period of being a beginner.
IPA Transcription
American English
nəˈvɪʃi.ət
British English
nəˈvɪʃi.ət
Simplified Pronunciation
US
noh-VISH-ee-uht
UK
noh-VISH-ee-uht
Listen in Context
She entered the novitiate at age 20.
The novitiate usually lasts for one year.
He struggled during his novitiate.
Her time in the novitiate taught her patience and humility.