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
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
Julie Andrews stars as a novitiate turned governess in this beloved 1965 musical set in pre-WWII Austria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
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
