In various parts of the world, novices and neophytes are put to dream or fast in seclusion until they see some animal which becomes their tutelary genius, and whose form is often tattooed upon their body.
Roman writers tell us that neophytes for the druidic priesthood often spent twenty years in severe study and training before being deemed fit to be called Druids.
These ardent neophytes outdistanced their teacher; they listened to him with respect, but they were obliged to isolate themselves from him in order to digest his teachings in their own fashion.
The enthusiasm of these neophytes was a danger, and his brother, the Wooden Staff, without understanding the full extent of the evil, warned him with his usual good sense.
These neophytes had the misfortune to displease the emperor on some points which merely respected military duty.
The natural inference would be that besides this special Providence in their regard these neophytes had been well trained by their old masters (I, 246).
Three years passed and the number of neophyteshad doubled.
Possibly a certain number of missionaries remained with their neophytes because they were too remote to be reached.
Languillat began his work there with three Fathers and 9,475 old Christians, the descendants of the neophytes of Pekin.
In Caffreria, Father Silveira and fifty of his neophytes were martyred.
Fathers Pietro Berno, Antonio Francisco and Francisco Aranha, a lay-brother, together with twenty of their neophytes were included in the massacre.
Troubles occurred from time to time, but the number of neophytes increased daily, and Ricci, who up to that time had worn the dress of a bonze now discarded it and assumed the garb of a Chinese man of letters.
He wondered how such neophytes were chosen, and to what tests they were submitted before being accepted as members of the bloodthirsty order.
You occupy at the moment the apartment reserved for neophytes of a certain order.
The adventurer now set forth up the coast, stopping in turn at each mission and presidio, and presenting us with a graphic picture of the pastoral life of the neophytes and rancheros.
A hundred banners floated from its walls, and music from an army of neophytes on its towers saluted us.
The neophytes entered the temple college while under twenty years of age.
While the singing continued, a band of neophytes of occult force performed marvellous feats of magic, led by the Grand Sorcerer, Charka, chief of the magicians of Harikar.
Many relics remain of the churches, aqueducts, and other public works erected by the Franciscans and their neophytes during the prosperous period of the missions.
She had received this, also in sleep, as one of a class of neophytes seated in an ancient amphitheatre of white stone, and listening to a lecture delivered by a man in priestly garb, of which they took notes the while.
The above Exhortation of Hermes to his Neophytes is now given in full in this book for the first time.
A baptistery has been found with its font, and another chapel adjoining is pointed out as the place where neophytesassembled to receive confirmation from the bishop.
Lord have mercy on the innocence and cloistered quiet of the neophytes if they get our Laurie for an example!
All who had not become Christians already were anxiously awaiting his arrival; a rude chapel was raised, and the neophytes in their fervor crowded to it to listen or to pray.
To educate their neophytes to adolescence, they therefore treated them like children.
The Moravians and Danish Lutheran missionaries in Labrador and Greenland, have opened the eyes of the Esquimaux to the light of religion; but their neophytes have remained in the same social condition in which they vegetated before.
All the neophytes of the neighboring villages assembled to see it unveiled and solemnly blessed.
They too, like the ever increasing neophytes of Pierron, are called "praying Indians.
He went to Canada in June, 1673, taking many of his neophytes with him as far as the Sault; he died at Quebec the next year, surrounded by his old comrades and friends.
The neophytes were asleep; as they turned now and again, their narrow beds of hide, suspended from the ceiling, swung too gently to awaken them.
Four women neophytes rose from among the worshippers, and shouldering a litter on which rested a square box containing an upright figure of the Holy Virgin followed with bent heads.
Sometimes a Templar who died in this false belief was burned, and of his ashes a powder was made which confirmed the neophytes in their infidelity.
She fails and fails steady, but it don't seem to affect her health none, and now at last it's affected mine instead and give me neophytes in my left arm.
At this place we found the vanguard of our dearneophytes awaiting us.
The day of my departure, ten neophytes presented themselves at my lodge to serve as my escort, and to introduce me to the Crow tribe.
There the first church was built by the neophytes in 1853, after designs by Father Ravalli; it is still a landmark of the region.
I knelt beneath the banner of our country, my ten Flat Head neophytes by my side, and surrounded by this multitude, eager to hear the glad tidings of the gospel of peace.
I recommend myself and my dear Neophytes to your good prayers and holy sacrifices, and rest assured that we shall not forget our benefactors.
When they reached the spot one of our Fathers, in a short exhortation, in which he reminded them of the signal prodigy and assistance of the Queen of Heaven, encouraged our dear neophytes to sentiments of confidence in the protection of Mary.
Pentecost was for us and for our beloved neophytes a day of blessings, of holy exultation.
San Pasquale was a regularly established pueblo, founded by a number of the Indian neophytes of the San Luis Rey Mission at the time of the breaking up of that Mission.
Father Peyri was passionately fond of music, and spared no pains in training all the neophytes under his charge who showed any special talent in that direction.
Many of them were but neophytes to the arts of peace.
The multiplicity of synonyms, however, as well as the large number of neophytes involved, indicates that these tribes were very familiar to the missionaries.
The volume of invasion increased slowly over the next three decades, but the effect was intensified by the escape of numerous mission neophytesinto the valley.
After the inactive period at the end of the century a flood of neophytes began to pour into the mission together with a completely new set of names.
The neophytes and converted Indians greatly touched his generous soul, and the beauty of the country delighted him.
And what did not the good fathers with their neophytes and converts suffer!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "neophytes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
