- novitiate, novice - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
--1 is a kind of religionist, religious person
- novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate - someone new to a field or activity
--2 is a kind of unskilled person
--2 has particulars:abecedarian; apprentice, learner, prentice; cub, greenhorn, rookie; landlubber, lubber, landsman; newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant; tenderfoot; trainee