novitiate vs noviciate

novitiate and noviciate both are nouns.

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

As nouns, novitiate and noviciate are synonyms defined as:

novitiate and noviciate: the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)

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