tertianship

9.9

A final period of training before taking religious vows

noun
/ˈtɜrʃənˌʃɪp/

Jargon

: terciado

She completed her tertianship with intense spiritual guidance before committing to the religious life.

Examples

She described her tertianship as the most transformative period of her religious journey.
He is in his final year of tertianship.
After completing his novitiate, he began his tertianship in preparation for final vows.
The tertianship is considered a time of deep reflection and spiritual growth.
The tertianship program lasts for two years.
During his tertianship, he engaged in deep reflection and prayer to prepare himself for the final vows.
In each tertianship, candidates undergo a significant period of growth and understanding of their faith.

Synonyms

noviciate

vstertianship

Specialized

9.9

A time when a new member of a religious order learns its rules before taking final vows

is the later final probationary training stage

How Advanced

tertianship

Jargon

9.9

noviciate

Specialized

9.9

postulancy

Jargon

9.9

Surface Forms

tertianship singular

tertianships plural

Morphology

tertianship = tertian (opaque) = tertian + ship

Although formed from 'tertian' + '-ship', the sense 'a period of final training in religious orders' is specialized and not derivable by an average B1 learner from the parts.

Etymology

The word tertianship comes from the Latin tertius, which means 'third', and the ending -ship, which means a state or period. So tertianship is the 'third' or final stage of religious training before taking final vows.