catechumen
noun
a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
catechumenate
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a word derived from
catechumen.
Example Sentences
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These two rites really begin the catechumenate or period of instruction in the faith and discipline of the church.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
The consolamentum required a preparation which we may rightly compare with the catechumenate of the early Christians.
From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis) Conway
Modern scholars, however, for the most part, deny that there is sufficient basis to justify this elaborate classification, and think that its advocates have confused the catechumenate with the system of penance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The long probation called “abstinence” which led up to it is a survival of the primitive catechumenate with its scrutinies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
