<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a beginner in learning anything; novice.</li><li>Synonyms: learner, neophyte</li><li>Roman Catholic Church: a novice.</li><li>a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.</li><li>Primitive Church: a person newly baptized.</li></ul>