Meaning of neophyte in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈniəˌfaɪt/

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  1. Noun

    neophyte

    Etymology

    late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek neophutos, literally ‘newly planted’ but first used in the sense ‘new convert’ by St Paul (1 Tim. 3:6), from neos‘new’ + phuton‘plant’

    Definitions

    1. a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
  2. 2. any new participant in some activity

    Derived terms

  3. 3. a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

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