Word Finder - neophytes

definition

A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

synonyms

• beginner
• newbie
• newcomer
• starter

definition

A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.

synonyms

• novice

definition

A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.

synonyms

• catechumen

definition

A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

A fireplace was often provided to warm the neophytes after immersion.

There was talk in California of the rights of man and neophytes, and of the sins of friars.

There are some common problems neophytes have in learning how to make French press coffee.

But other, younger, neophytes may be missing out on the DC Multiplay experience.

A single perpetrator is able to anonymously take advantage of millions of vulnerable computer neophytes with relative ease.

It chronicled the exploits of vampire Barnabas Collins, and featured assorted zombies, witches, hapless governesses, acolytes, neophytes and a dark and mysterious estate.

Her influence, however, which was to be so great, was not immediately exercised, and he was passed on to Turin, where there was an institution specially devoted to the reception of neophytes.

As for the intellectual development of the neophytes the mission system accomplished nothing; save the care of their souls they received no instruction, they were virtually slaves, and were trained into a fatal dependence, so that once coercion was removed they relapsed at once into barbarism.

The soldiers of Coroticus (Ceretic), a British king of Strathclyde, had in the course of a raid in Ireland killed a number of Christian neophytes on the very day of their baptism while still clad in white garments.

In 1826 a beginning toward it was made in partially emancipating the neophytes, but active and thorough secularization of the missions did not begin until 1834; by 1835 it was consummated at sixteen missions out of twenty-one, and by 1840 at all.

The writer says that on the strength of the words of John, that " we were to be baptized with the Holy Ghost and with fire," the Simonians maintained that the orthodox baptism was a mere form, and that they had the real baptism, for, as soon as their neophytes went down into the water, a fire appeared on it.

It is most probable that this tiny volume was simply a sort of first lesson book for young neophytes when they joined the order.

At them the neophytes worked up wool, tanned hides, prepared tallow, cultivated hemp and wheat, raised a few oranges, made soap, some iron and leather articles, mission furniture, and a very little wine and olive oil.

He also mentions elsewhere that the neophytes, after baptism, were given a draught of milk and honey.