Novice
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈnɒvɪs/
Origin
From Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, from Latin novīcius, later novitius ("new, newly arrived") (in Late Latin as a noun, novicius, masculine, novicia ("feminine, one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent")), from novus ("new").
Full definition of novice
Noun
novice
(plural novices)- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. from 14th c.I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.
- (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. from 14th c.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead ....