неофи́т — meaning in English

English meaning

• convert verb To change something from one form, substance, or purpose into another.
• neophyte noun Someone who has just started learning a subject or skill.
• newcomer noun A person who has recently arrived in a place or community.

Senses

неофи́т is used for these senses in English:

• convert A person who has converted to a religion.
• neophyte A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
• neophyte (Christianity) Among the early Christians, and still among the Roman Catholics, one who has recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
• newcomer A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

convert — full definition

1. verb To change something from one form, substance, or purpose into another.
2. verb To persuade someone to change their religion, beliefs, or opinion.
3. noun A person who has adopted a new religion, belief, or cause.

neophyte — full definition

1. noun Someone who has just started learning a subject or skill.
2. noun A person who has recently joined a religious group or order.
3. noun Someone recently baptised into the Christian church after converting from another faith, a term used by the earliest Christians and still by Catholics today.
4. noun A plant that has only recently appeared in a region, unlike one established there long before.

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