Defn: Of or pertaining to the new moon. [R.]
NOVITIATE
No*vi"ti*ate, n. Etym: [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]
1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
2. Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. Addison.
4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]
NOVITIOUS
No*vi"tious, a. Etym: [L. novitius, novicius.]
Defn: Newly invented; recent; new. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
NOVITY
Nov"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. novitas, fr. novus new.]
Defn: Newness; novelty. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.