novice monks
Cloistered religious beginners
Novice monks are men in the early stage of monastic life, not yet having taken permanent vows.
The novitiate is a probationary period—typically one to two years—during which candidates learn the community's rules, practices, and rhythms before committing fully.
The novice monks rose at four for morning prayers.
A novice may leave or be dismissed before final vows.
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
- acolyteClergy's ceremonial assistant
- postulantReligious order applicant
- initiateTo set in motion
- holy ordersSacrament conferring clergy status
cloister · religious community · robes · tonsure · vows · vow of silence · chanting · daily prayers · meditation · silence · prayer · devotion · humble · celibate · obedience · dormitory · scriptorium · vespers
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