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neophyte
[ nee-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈni əˌfaɪt /
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Origin of neophyte
OTHER WORDS FROM neophyte
ne·o·phyt·ic [nee-uh-fit-ik], /ˌni əˈfɪt ɪk/, ne·o·phyt·ish [nee-uh-fahy-tish], /ˈni əˌfaɪ tɪʃ/, adjectivene·o·phyt·ism [nee-uh-fahy-tiz-uhm], /ˈni ə faɪˌtɪz əm/, nounWords nearby neophyte
neopaganism, neopallium, neo-Pentecostal, neophilia, neophobia, neophyte, neopilina, neoplasia, neoplasm, neoplastic, neoplasticism
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How to use neophyte in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for neophyte
neophyte
/ (ˈniːəʊˌfaɪt) /
noun
a person newly converted to a religious faith
RC Church a novice in a religious order
a novice or beginner
Derived forms of neophyte
neophytic (ˌniːəʊˈfɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for neophyte
C16: via Church Latin from New Testament Greek neophutos recently planted, from neos new + phuton a plant
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