Associations to the word «Neophyte»
Wiktionary
NEOPHYTE, noun. A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
NEOPHYTE, noun. A novice (recent convert), a new convert or proselyte, a new monk.
NEOPHYTE, noun. (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.
NEOPHYTE, noun. (biology) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
Dictionary definition
NEOPHYTE, noun. A plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously.
NEOPHYTE, noun. Any new participant in some activity.
NEOPHYTE, noun. A new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.