Meanings (ES + gloss)
neófito
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it. Vegetarianism was then a new cult in England, and likewise for me, because, as we ha…
In this scene Lupita, the neophyte, is counselled by more weathered professionals about the rules and regulations of whoring.
neófito
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.
planta neófita
A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
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