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neophyte
/ ˌniːəʊˈfɪtɪk; ˈniːəʊˌfaɪt /
noun
- a person newly converted to a religious faith
- RC Church a novice in a religious order
- a novice or beginner
Derived Forms
- neophytic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Ա··· [nee-, uh, -, fit, -ik], Ա··· [nee, -, uh, -fahy-tish], adjective
- Ա··· [nee, -, uh, -fahy-tiz-, uh, m], noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of neophyte1
Example Sentences
“Not to sound like some kind of neophyte, but I thought that when you choose to love someone, you love that person. You build a family with them and you trust them.”
The neophyte effects company bungled the pricing from the storyboards, however, not understanding they had to cut back several times to the same shots, sending the sequence 500% over budget.
Ronald Hughes was supposed to be another puppet, a neophyte attorney who would be easily manipulated — or intimidated — to do whatever Charles Manson demanded.
They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.
The suicide of the chief physician at the former tuberculosis sanatorium shortly thereafter tied up that investigation with a neat bow for neophyte detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir and her boss.
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