What is "novitiates"

Usage examples of "novitiates".

It was known that not one catalyst fell asleep during the three-day trial, and there had been such a state of fevered excitement among the novitiates at night that Evening Prayers had been lengthened from one hour to two for a month following.

Rector of Novitiates and babbles a confession of the sinfulness of his deeds.

Two of his retinue guarded his private quarters, young, sternly molded men, novitiates to the Cyclan, officially his personal attendants.