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

He entered the novitiate in 1946 and was ordained in 1959.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

And then she saw one of her novitiate sisters weeping over the death of her grandfather, and Sister Ignatia staring at the girl—all hunger and muscle and predatory leap.

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