Noun
A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.
A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBy the time Mission San Jose was closed as an agricultural commune in the mid-1830s, Plains Miwok was the predominate native language among its neophyte Indian people (Milliken 2008). Source: Internet
By the end of 1800 the neophyte population had risen to 277, including both Ohlone and Bay Miwok speakers. Source: Internet
He repeatedly interrupted the neophyte comedian's act, as the tapes were rolling, on the first evening of the deadpan Newhart's two-day Texas nightclub stand. Source: Internet
Among his early assignments: service as a neophyte church architect and as a designer-impresario of court and public pageantry for the ducal court in Milan. Source: Internet
By 1830 even the neophyte populations themselves appeared confident in their own abilities to operate the mission ranches and farms independently; the padres, however, doubted the capabilities of their charges in this regard. Source: Internet
Bolton depicts her as a bumbling neophyte who screws up messaging. Source: Internet