Vocabulary : Probation to Probe
Probation : The act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof. ;; Any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine character, qualification, etc.; examination; trial; as, to engage a person on probation. ;; The novitiate which a person must pass in a convent, to probe his or her virtue and ability to bear the severities of the rule. ;; The trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a pastor. ;; Moral trial; the state of man in the present life, in which he has the opportunity of proving his character, and becoming qualified for a happier state.Probational : Probationary.
Probationary : Of or pertaining to probation; serving for trial.
Probationer : One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice. ;; A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach.
Probationership : The state of being a probationer; novitiate.
