catechumen
noun
a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
catechumenical
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a word derived from
catechumen.
Example Sentences
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Once more to these catechumenical inspectors of morality, these self-appointed overseers of the conscience.
From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
The Duration of the Training.—Various statements with regard to the duration of the catechumenical training are found in ecclesiastical authorities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
