Neophyte

A neophyte is a beginner. Someone like Greg or Carly McIntosh, who doesn't have facebook. In the context of Christianity, the term often refers to a newly ordained priest, a person who recently took a monastic vow, or a new convert to the religion.

In the Catholic and Orthodox Churches an adult convert is considered a neophyte for one year after conversion. Roman Catholic neophytes are considered full members of the Church, but may not act as sponsors for others planning to join.

In ecology, a neophyte is a plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to an archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

In fraternities, it is a person that is a new convert or member of a secret fraternal organization, a beginner or novice member of the organization, or a recent convert (rookie/freshman) to the fraternal organization.

Neophyte may also refer to:

• Neophyte (band), a Dutch group that produces Gabber/Hardcore music
• Neophyte (comics), a character from Marvel Comics
• Neophyte (series), a series of freeware videogames from Alien Software
• Neophyte, a character in Warhammer 40,000
• Neophyte [Neophyte Sandgoby], a fish that is blue and pink with a green stripe
• An apprentice working to join the Georgetown Chimes