NEOPHYTE
\nˈiːə͡ʊfˌa͡ɪt], \nˈiːəʊfˌaɪt], \n_ˈiː__əʊ_f_ˌaɪ_t]\
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A new convert or proselyte; - a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.
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A new convert or proselyte; - a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A new convert: in R. Catholic Church, one newly admitted to the priesthood or to a monastery: a novice.
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Newly entered on office.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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