Associations to the word «Novice»

Wiktionary

NOVICE, noun. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
NOVICE, noun. ​(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]

Dictionary definition

NOVICE, noun. Someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows.
NOVICE, noun. Someone new to a field or activity.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King