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Novitiate
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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A novice is one who having been regularly admitted into a religious order, and already confirmed in higher vocation by a certain period of probation as a postulant, is prepared by a series of exercises and tests for the religious profession; this period is known as the novitiate. The institution of a time of trial to prepare the religious candidate for his future career is a very ancient one dating from at least the 5th century. No specific length of time for the novitiate is required by canon law; hence it varies with different orders.
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Entry for 'Novitiate'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/n/novitiate.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Novitiate'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/n/novitiate.html. 1910.
