novice

nov·ice  (nvs)

n.

1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.

2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also called novitiate.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin novcius, from Latin, recently entered into a condition, from Latin novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]

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novice [ˈnɒvɪs]

n

1.

a.  a person who is new to or inexperienced in a certain task, situation, etc.; beginner; tyro

b.  (as modifier) novice driver

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a probationer in a religious order

3. (General Sporting Terms) a sportsman, esp an oarsman, who has not won a recognized prize, performed to an established level, etc.

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) a racehorse, esp a steeplechaser or hurdler, that has not won a specified number of races

[via Old French from Latin novīcius, from novus new]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	novice - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows novitiate religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
	2.	novice - someone new to a field or activity   beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subject apprentice, prentice, learner - works for an expert to learn a trade cub, greenhorn, rookie - an awkward and inexperienced youth landlubber, landsman, lubber - an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter - any new participant in some activity tenderfoot - an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) trainee - someone who is being trained

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novice

noun

1. beginner, pupil, amateur, newcomer, trainee, apprentice, learner, neophyte, tyro, probationer, newbie (slang), proselyte I'm a novice at these things. You're the professional.
beginner teacher, professional, expert, master, ace, guru, boffin (Brit. informal), old hand, grandmaster, wonk (informal), maven, fundi (S. African), doyen or (fem.) doyenne

2. novitiate She had entered the monastery as a novice many months previously.

Translations

novice [ˈnɒvɪs]

A. N → principiante mf, novato/a m/f (Rel) → novicio/a m/f (Sport) → principiante mf, novato/a m/f
he's no novice → no es ningún principiante
to be a novice at a job → ser nuevo en un oficio

B. ADJ a novice painter → un pintor principiante, un aspirante a pintor

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novice [ˈnɒvɪs] n

(= inexperienced person) → novice mf
to be a novice at sth → être novice en qch

(RELIGION) (= in monastery, convent) → novice mf

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novice

n (Eccl) → Novize m, → Novizin f; (= racehorse) Pferd, das noch nicht eine bestimmte Anzahl von Rennen gewonnen hat; (fig) → Neuling m, → Anfänger(in) m(f) (→ at bei, in +dat)

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novice [ˈnɒvɪs] n → principiante m/f (Rel) → novizio/a

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novice

n novice [ˈnovis]

1 a beginner in any skill etc. beginner مُبْتَدئ في مِهْنَه новак nováček, začátečník nybegynder der Neuling πρωτάρης, αρχάριος novato, principiante algaja تازه کار در هر مهارتی aloittelija novice טִירוֹן नौसिखिया početnik kezdő pemula nÿliði; nÿgræðingur, byrjandi principiante 初心者 미숙자 naujokas iesācējs orang baru beginneling nybegynner, novise nowicjusz aprendiz no­vice начинающий, новичок nováčik začetnik početnik novis, nybörjare ผู้เริ่มต้น yeni, acemi 新手, 初學者 новак, початківець نو آموز người tập việc 新手, 初学者

2 a monk or nun who has not yet taken all his or her vows. beginner راهِب مُبْتَدئ في دَيْر послушник novic novice der Novize/die Novizin δόκιμος μοναχός novicio noviits راهب در حال آموزش noviisi novice נָזִיר מַתחִיל नव शिष्य, नवशिष्या redovnički pripravnik papnövendék; apácajelölt calon biarawan/ wati munks-/nunnuefni novizio 見習い僧 수련(修練)사[녀] novicijus novicis; novice rahib pelatih novice novise nowicjusz(ka) noviço novice послушник; послушница novic, -ka novic iskušenik novis เณร rahip/rahibe adayı 新修道士(修女) неофіт, новонавернений راہب يا راہبہ جنھوں نے ابھي سارے عہد نہ ليے ہوں người mới tu 新修道士（修女）