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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin