novitiate

Example Sentences

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Unbeknownst to Daniel, she’s a former novitiate who remains a committed Catholic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She complies with the fervor of a novitiate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Set in Rome in 1971 just before the events of the first movie, “The First Omen’s” central figure is Margaret Daino, a dewy, virginal American novitiate played by Nell Tiger Free.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

The son of farmers in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Father Swamy was sent to Jharkhand as a teenage Jesuit novitiate.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

When the Sisters of the Star arrived after her mother’s funeral and offered her a place in their novitiate, Ethyne hesitated only for a moment.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill