neophyte

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He pounds Obama as a neophyte, criticizing him for suggesting that Iraq has distracted the U.S. from Afghanistan.

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  1. noun A recent convert to a belief; a proselyte.
  2. noun A beginner or novice: a neophyte at politics.
  3. noun Roman Catholic Church A newly ordained priest.
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  • Gornt glanced at Dunross who still listened expressionlessly. —  Noble House
  • I felt obliged to make the point personally to them. —  Noble House
  • For the neophyte, one of the most puzzling aspects of the crackdown on hackers is why the United States Secret Service has anything at all to do with this matter. —  The Hacker Crackdown
  • He pounds Obama as a neophyte, criticizing him for suggesting that Iraq has distracted the U.S. from Afghanistan. —  CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2008
  • "A neophyte --" —  Asimov's Science Fiction
 

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  1. Middle English, from Late Latin neophytus, from Greek neophutos : neo-, neo- + -phutos, planted (from phuein, to bring forth; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French néophyte = Spanish neófito = Portuguese neophyto = Italian neofito, from Latin neophytus (in inscriptions also neofitus), from Greek νεόφυτος, newly planted, a new convert, from νέος, new, + φυτός, verbal adjective of φν/ειν, produce, bring forth, φύεσθαι, grow, come into being.
 

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