novitiate

• In the Catholic Church, and also in the Episcopal, the novitiate is expected to serve for a time under an older clergyman; but all the other denominations have broken away, and now spring the fledgling on the world straight from the factory. —  Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3
• Canon law stipulates that the novitiate should be a separate house or area. —  MONIALES OP
• The novitiate is a very unique, very privileged time of a sister's monastic life. —  MONIALES OP
• In our monastery the novitiate is the brighest, most beautiful part of the house with the best view! —  MONIALES OP
• To prepare himself for this novitiate, and to learn to subdue his appetite, Saint Macarius thought of the plan of soaking his bread in a vessel with a very narrow neck, and only fed on the crumbs which he could take out with his fingers. —  En Route

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