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- noun Plural form of
novitiate .
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Examples
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Brother Caspian was wise enough to know that his ward would talk when he was ready, and so he left off his inquiries and forbade any of the young novitiates from asking about it, too.
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Those who were not to be provided for were doomed to be spinsters or poor relations, and as a result, most convents were packed not with devout novitiates, but poor young women.
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When Khalar Singh, a powerful warlord with ambitions to become the king of Acheron, storms the monastery and captures all of the novitiates, she is separated from Ilira, the one she must protect.
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The brothers, sisters, and novitiates of the Oath of the C'venants mumbled prayers as Marcus's breathing steadied.
G'lder Curtis Hox 2011
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These novitiates get awarded just for showing up, as if they were attending one of those feel-good schools that emphasizes self-esteem over achievement.
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When Khalar Singh captures her among all of the other novitiates and start the process of killing them to find out which is the real queen, Ilira maintains her courage under unbelievably cruel circumstances.
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When Khalar Singh captures her among all of the other novitiates and start the process of killing them to find out which is the real queen, Ilira maintains her courage under unbelievably cruel circumstances.
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When Khalar Singh, a powerful warlord with ambitions to become the king of Acheron, storms the monastery and captures all of the novitiates, she is separated from Ilira, the one she must protect.
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In their eye contact, and warmth, I felt that sort of precious intimacy that comes when the Elders of a tribe anoint, and bless its novitiates.
Dr. Cara Barker: What If Help Were Closer Than You Think? 2009
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When Khalar Singh, a powerful warlord with ambitions to become the king of Acheron, storms the monastery and captures all of the novitiates, she is separated from Ilira, the one she must protect.
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