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neophyte

[ nee-uh-fahyt ]

noun

  1. a beginner or novice:

    He's a neophyte at chess.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Roman Catholic Church. a novice.
  3. a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.
  4. Primitive Church. a person newly baptized.


neophyte

/ ËŒniËəʊˈfɪtɪk; ˈniËəʊˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. a person newly converted to a religious faith
  2. RC Church a novice in a religious order
  3. a novice or beginner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • neophytic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô±ð·´Ç·±è³ó²â³Ù·¾±³¦ [nee-, uh, -, fit, -ik], ²Ô±ð·´Ç·±è³ó²â³Ù·¾±²õ³ó [nee, -, uh, -fahy-tish], adjective
  • ²Ô±ð·´Ç·±è³ó²â³Ù·¾±²õ³¾ [nee, -, uh, -fahy-tiz-, uh, m], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of neophyte1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin neophytus “newly planted,†from Greek ²Ô±ðó±è³ó²â³Ù´Ç²õ; neo-, -phyte
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of neophyte1

C16: via Church Latin from New Testament Greek neophutos recently planted, from neos new + phuton a plant
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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.

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Ronald Hughes was supposed to be another puppet, a neophyte attorney who would be easily manipulated — or intimidated — to do whatever Charles Manson demanded.

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They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.

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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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The racist comments “united hard-core basketball fans and sports neophytes, celebrities and everyday people, young and old in their condemnation of the 80-year-old Sterling.â€

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