| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ne·o·phyte |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n   -f t |
| NOUN: | 1. A recent convert to a belief; a proselyte. 2. A beginner or novice: a neophyte at politics. 3a. Roman Catholic Church A newly ordained priest. b. A novice of a religious order or congregation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Late Latin neophytus, from Greek neophutos : neo-, neo- + -phutos, planted (from phuein, to bring forth; see bheu- in Appendix I).
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