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

Knowledge Fight’s comic conceit has the Infowars voyeur Mr. Friesen reviewing Mr. Jones’s broadcasts with Mr. Holmes, who plays an Infowars novitiate.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2021

She had joined the novitiate at the Sisters of the Star.

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