neophyte : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: neophyte	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neophyte n a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously any new participant in some activity Synonym(s): newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist Synonym(s): catechumen, neophyte
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neophyte \Ne"o*phyte\, n. [L. neophytis, Gr. [?], prop., newly planted; [?] new + [?] grown, [?] that which has grown, a plant, fr. [?] to grow: cf. F. n[82]ophyte. See {New}, and {Be}.] 1. A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism. 2. A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.