6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Novice \Nov"ice\, n. [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See {New}, and cf. {Novitious}.] 1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. [1913 Webster] I am young; a novice in the trade. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. --1 Tim. iii. 6. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. --Shipley. [1913 Webster] No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Novice \Nov"ice\, a. Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: novice n 1: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows [syn: {novitiate}] 2: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {beginner}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 55 Moby Thesaurus words for "novice": abbess, abecedarian, alphabetarian, amateur, apprentice, articled clerk, baby, beginner, boot, canoness, catechumen, clergywoman, colt, conventual, cub, deb, debutant, entrant, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, lady superior, learner, mother superior, neophyte, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novitiate, nun, postulant, prentice, prioress, probationer, probationist, proselyte, punk, raw recruit, recruit, religieuse, rookie, secular canoness, sister, student, superioress, tenderfoot, the reverend mother, trainee, tyro, undergraduate From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Novice, TX (city, FIPS 52668) Location: 31.98746 N, 99.62494 W Population (1990): 183 (101 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79538 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Novice, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 142 Housing Units (2000): 65 Land area (2000): 0.451929 sq. miles (1.170491 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.451929 sq. miles (1.170491 sq. km) FIPS code: 52668 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 31.988664 N, 99.625334 W ZIP Codes (1990): 79538 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Novice, TX Novice
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