neophyte

A recent convert to a belief; a proselyte.

A beginner or novice.

A newly ordained priest.

A novice of a religious order or congregation.

Newly entered on some state; having the character of a novice.

A new convert; one newly initiated.

In the Roman Catholic Church, a converted heathen, heretic, etc.

Occasionally in the Roman Catholic Church, a novice.

A tiro; a beginner in learning.