neophyte
[ nee-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈni əˌfaɪt /
noun
a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
Roman Catholic Church.
a novice.
a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.
Primitive Church.
a person newly baptized.
Origin of neophyte
OTHER WORDS FROM neophyte
ne·o·phyt·ic [nee-uh-fit-ik] /ˌni əˈfɪt ɪk/, ne·o·phyt·ish [nee-uh-fahy-tish] /ˈni əˌfaɪ tɪʃ/, adjective ne·o·phyt·ism [nee-uh-fahy-tiz-uhm] /ˈni ə faɪˌtɪz əm/, nounWords nearby neophyte
neoorthodoxy,
neopaganism,
neopallium,
neophilia,
neophobia,
neophyte,
neopilina,
neoplasia,
neoplasm,
neoplasticism,
neoplasty
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British Dictionary definitions for neophyte
neophyte
/ (ˈniːəʊˌfaɪt) /
noun
a person newly converted to a religious faith
RC Church
a novice in a religious order
a novice or beginner
Derived forms of neophyte
neophytic (ˌniːəʊˈfɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for neophyte
C16: via Church Latin from New Testament Greek
neophutos recently planted, from
neos new +
phuton a plant