Difference between Newbie and Neophyte

What is the difference between Newbie and Neophyte?

Newbie as a noun is a newcomer, someone new to something. while Neophyte as a noun is a beginner.

Newbie

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A newcomer, someone new to something. A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity).

Neophyte

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A beginner.A novice (recent convert), a new convert or proselyte.A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

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