novitiate vs novice

novitiate and novice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
novitiate	Yes	No	No	No
novice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, novitiate and novice are synonyms defined as:

novitiate and novice: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

novitiate (noun)	novice (noun)
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows	someone new to a field or activity
the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)	someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows