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noun
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a person newly converted to a religious faith
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RC Church a novice in a religious order
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a novice or beginner
Other Word Forms
- neophytic adjective
- neophytish adjective
- neophytism noun
Etymology
Origin of neophyte
First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin neophytus “newly planted,” from Greek neóphytos; neo-, -phyte
Example Sentences
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But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.
From Salon
“When you start talking to me about geopolitics and all the things that go into that — I’m a neophyte, I don’t think I would be competent to do that.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Not to sound like some kind of neophyte, but I thought that when you choose to love someone, you love that person. You build a family with them and you trust them.”
From Los Angeles Times
The neophyte effects company bungled the pricing from the storyboards, however, not understanding they had to cut back several times to the same shots, sending the sequence 500% over budget.
From Salon
They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.
From Salon
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