Initiate vs. Novice
Initiatenoun
A new member of an organization.
Initiatenoun
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
Initiateverb
(transitive) To begin; to start.
Initiateverb
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Initiateverb
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
Initiateverb
(intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
Initiateadjective
(obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
Initiateadjective
(obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
Initiateverb
To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
Initiateverb
To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Initiateverb
To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
Initiateverb
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
Initiateadjective
Unpracticed; untried; new.
Initiateadjective
Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
Initiatenoun
One who is, or is to be, initiated.
Initiatenoun
someone new to a field or activity
Initiatenoun
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Initiatenoun
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity;
Initiateverb
bring into being;
Initiateverb
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of;
Initiateverb
accept young people into society, usually with some rite;
Initiateverb
bring up a topic for discussion
Initiateverb
prepare the way for;
Novicenoun
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
Novicenoun
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
Novicenoun
One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
Novicenoun
One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith.
Novicenoun
One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.
Noviceadjective
Like a novice; becoming a novice.
Novicenoun
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
Novicenoun
someone new to a field or activity
Novicenoun
a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation
Novicenoun
an animal, especially a racehorse, that has not yet won a major prize or reached a sufficient level of performance to qualify for important events
Novicenoun
a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.
Novice
A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. By extension, the term is used informally for a person or animal new to a particular field of endeavour.
