"neophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈniː.əˌfaɪt/, /ˈniː.oʊˌfaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-neophyte.wav Forms: neophytes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos, “newly planted”), from νέος (néos, “new”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant, child”). By surface analysis, neo- + -phyte. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|neophytus}} Latin neophytus, {{der|en|grc|νεόφυτος|t=newly planted}} Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos, “newly planted”), {{surf|en|neo-|-phyte}} By surface analysis, neo- + -phyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} neophyte (plural neophytes)
  1. A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: beginner, newbie, newcomer, starter, beginner Translations (beginner): новак (novak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), neòfit [masculine] (Catalan), begynder (Danish), beginner [masculine] (Dutch), aloittelija (Finnish), noviisi (Finnish), néophyte [feminine, masculine] (French), დამწყები (damc̣q̇ebi) (Georgian), ახალბედა (axalbeda) (Georgian), Beginner [masculine] (German), újonc (Hungarian), kezdő (Hungarian), neofita [feminine, masculine] (Italian), تازهکار (tâze-kâr) (Persian), neófito [masculine] (Portuguese), neófito [masculine] (Spanish), ñwetstse (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-neophyte-en-noun-fsjYrBmY Disambiguation of People: 44 23 32 1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with neo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with neo-: 34 14 30 22 Disambiguation of 'beginner': 82 14 3 1
  2. A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk. Synonyms: novice, proselyte Translations (novice (recent convert)): новопокръстен (novopokrǎsten) [masculine] (Bulgarian), neòfit [masculine] (Catalan), Nybegynder (Danish), neofyt [common-gender] (Danish), noviisi (english: generally) (Finnish), neofyytti (Finnish), vastakastettu (Finnish), uusi käännynnäinen (english: new convert into Christianity) (Finnish), ნეოფიტი (neopiṭi) (Georgian), ახლადმოქცეული (axladmokceuli) (Georgian), ახალმოქცეული (axalmokceuli) (Georgian), სარწმუნოებაზე ახალმოქცეული (sarc̣munoebaze axalmokceuli) (Georgian), რჯულზე ახალმოქცეული (rǯulze axalmokceuli) (Georgian), Neophyt [masculine] (German), neofita (Hungarian), neofita [feminine, masculine] (Italian), neófito [masculine] (Portuguese), неофи́т (neofít) [masculine] (Russian), neófito [masculine] (Spanish), neofyt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-neophyte-en-noun-pU9LPSzw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with neo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with neo-: 34 14 30 22 Disambiguation of 'novice (recent convert)': 31 59 7 4
  3. (Christianity) 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. Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion Synonyms: catechumen Translations (early Christian convert): neofyytti (Finnish), vastakastettu (Finnish), uusi käännynnäinen (Finnish), néophyte [feminine, masculine] (French), ნეოფიტი (neopiṭi) (Georgian), neofita (Hungarian), неофи́т (neofít) [masculine] (Russian), новообращённый (novoobraščónnyj) [masculine] (Russian), neófito [masculine] (Spanish), nyomvänd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-neophyte-en-noun-vN5i2z-- Disambiguation of Religion: 19 28 52 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with neo-, English terms suffixed with -phyte, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 50 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with neo-: 34 14 30 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phyte: 9 4 50 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 2 55 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 55 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 8 44 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 6 49 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 4 43 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 4 46 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 6 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 5 45 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 19 9 42 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 4 46 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 9 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 3 47 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 7 47 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 19 7 41 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 7 42 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 3 47 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 3 51 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 6 44 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 4 2 50 44 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'early Christian convert': 19 27 50 4
  4. (botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species). Categories (topical): Botany Translations (recently introduced plant species): neofyt [masculine] (Dutch), uustulokas (Finnish), neofyytti (Finnish), Neophyt [masculine] (German), neofita (Hungarian), neofytt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), planta neófita [feminine] (Spanish), neofyt [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-neophyte-en-noun-lx-lO7db Categories (other): English terms prefixed with neo-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with neo-: 34 14 30 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 2 37 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 4 43 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 4 46 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 6 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 5 45 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 4 46 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 3 47 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 3 47 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 3 51 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 6 44 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 4 2 50 44 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'recently introduced plant species': 2 2 18 79

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "novice (recent convert)",
      "word": "neofita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "novice (recent convert)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neofita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "novice (recent convert)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neófito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neofít",
      "sense": "novice (recent convert)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неофи́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "novice (recent convert)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neófito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "novice (recent convert)",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "neofyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "word": "neofyytti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "word": "vastakastettu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "word": "uusi käännynnäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "néophyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "neopiṭi",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "word": "ნეოფიტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "word": "neofita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neofít",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неофи́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "novoobraščónnyj",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "новообращённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neófito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "early Christian convert",
      "word": "nyomvänd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neofyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "word": "uustulokas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "word": "neofyytti"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Neophyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "word": "neofita"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neofytt"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "planta neófita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "recently introduced plant species",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "neofyt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neophyte"
}

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