novitiate
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/nəʊˈvɪʃiət/
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/nəʊˈvɪʃiət/
The state of being a beginner in a religious order.
During her novitiate, she learned the rules and practices of the monastery.
在她初學階段,她學習了修道院的規則和實踐。