1. a period of training for candidates preparing for religious orders, typically following the novitiate
Usage: religious
2. the building or institution where such religious training takes place
Usage: religious

Examples

• After completing his novitiate, he entered the juniorate to continue his religious studies.
• The juniorate program lasted three years before ordination.
• Young seminarians lived together at the juniorate during their training.
• The new juniorate building could house fifty students.
• She spent two years at the juniorate learning theology and pastoral care.
• The juniorate curriculum included philosophy, scripture, and community service.