Definitions for Novice
ˈnɒv ɪsnovice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. novitiate, novicenoun

   someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

2. novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiatenoun

   someone new to a field or activity

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. novicenoun

   A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.

   I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.

2. novicenoun

   A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Novicenoun

   Etymology: novice, French; novitius, Latin.

   1. One not acquainted with any thing; a fresh-man; one in the rudiments of any knowledge.

   Triple-twin’d whore! ’tis thou
   Hast sold me to this novice. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopat.

   Brave plantagenet,
   That princely novice was struck dead by thee. William Shakespeare.

   Bring me to the sight of Isabella,
   A novice of this place. William Shakespeare, Measure for Meas.

   You are novices; ’tis a world to see
   How tame, when men and women are alone,
   A meacock wretch can make the curtest shrew. William Shakespeare.

   We have novices and apprentices, that the succession of the former employed men do not fail. Francis Bacon.

   If any unexperienced young novice happens into the fatal neighbourhood of such pests, presently they are plying his full purse and his empty pate. Robert South, Sermons.

   I am young, a novice in the trade,
   The fool of love, unpractis’d to persuade;
   And want the soothing arts that catch the fair,
   But caught myself lie struggling in the snare.
   And she I love, or laughs at all my pain,
   Or knows her worth too well, and pays me with disdain. Dry.

   In these experiments I have set down such circumstances by which either the phenomenon might be rendered more conspicuous, or a novice might more easily try them, or by which I did try them only. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. One who has entered a religious house, but not yet taken the vow.

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1. novice

   A novice is a person who is new or inexperienced in a field, profession, or activity. They are beginners who are in the early stages of learning and have little to no previous knowledge or skills in a particular area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Novicenoun

   one who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro

2. Novicenoun

   one newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith

3. Novicenoun

   one who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist

4. Noviceadjective

   like a novice; becoming a novice

5. Etymology: [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Novice

   A novice is a person or creature who is new to a field or activity.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Novice

   nov′is, n. one new in anything: a beginner: one newly received into the church: an inmate of a convent or nunnery who has not yet taken the vow.—ns. Nov′iceship; Novi′ciate, Novi′tiate, the state of being a novice: the period of being a novice: a novice. [Fr.,—L. novitius—novus, new.]

Matched Categories

1. • Religious Person
   • Unskilled Person

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How to pronounce Novice?

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How to say Novice in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Novice in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Novice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Novice in a Sentence

1. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Whether young or old, novice or pro, in the realm of dance all are equals

2. Prime Minister Dean Barrow:

   Mr. Morales is a neophyte, he is a novice, we will not be bullied and Mr. Morales needs to learn that right quick.

3. Kasen Kongtui:

   He told me: 'Grandfather, I want to become a novice!' So we helped him, i did it to make merit.

4. Chad Aldeman:

   We don't really have a pipeline of early childhood educators who are sitting idle, if the federal dollars boost up pre-K enrollment overall, that could lead to a hiring crunch, potentially leading to shortages and a surge of novice and uncertified teachers, especially in low-income communities.

5. Kasen Kongtui:

   I was overwhelmed with happiness and excited about the ceremony, he told me: 'Grandfather, I want to become a novice!' So we helped him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Novice
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Novice
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Novice
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Novice
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Novice
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Novice
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Novice