Dictionary Definition
neophyte
Noun
1 a plant that is found in an area where it had
not been recorded previously
2 any new participant in some activity [syn:
newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, freshman, newbie, entrant]
3 a new convert being taught the principles of
Christianity by a catechist [syn: catechumen]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- beginner
- novice (recent convert), a new convert or proselyte;
- 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.
- (ecology) a plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
Translations
beginner
- Finnish: aloittelija
- Danish: Begynder
- Italian: neofita
novice (recent convert)
- Finnish: vastakastettu, uusi käännynnäinen, noviisi
- Danish: Nybegynder
- Italian: neofita
References
- Random House Dictionary, 2nd Edition, 1987.
Extensive Definition
A neophyte is a beginner, possibly of Christianity.
In ecology, a neophyte is a plant
species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to
archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
Neophyte may refer to:
- Neophyte (band), a Dutch group that produces Gabber/Hardcore music
- Neophyte (comics), a character from Marvel Comics
- Neophyte (series), a series of freeware videogames from Alien Software
- Neophyte, a character in Warhammer 40,000
neophyte in German: Neophyt
(Begriffsklärung)
neophyte in Polish: Neofita
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Christian, God-fearing man,
abecedarian,
accepter, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk,
baby, beginner, believer, boot, catechumen, churchgoer, churchite, churchman, colt, communicant, convert, daily communicant,
deb, debutant, devotee, devotionalist, disciple, entrant, fanatic, fledgling, follower, freshman, good Christian,
greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, learner, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pietist, postulant, probationer, probationist, proselyte, raw recruit,
receiver, recruit, religionist, rookie, saint, tenderfoot, theist, trainee, truster, tyro, votary, zealot