catechumen

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Thereupon she called her brother to her, and that catechumen, and spoke to them, saying: Stand fast in the faith, and love you all one another; and be not offended because of our passion.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Born of heathen parents, he turned to Christ and became a catechumen.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were used principally in baptism, and were long kept secret from the catechumen until just before that rite was administered.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

He fell back into the status of a catechumen, and it was much discussed from the 2nd century onwards whether he could be restored to the church at all, and, if so, how.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

Catechumen Schools.—The first Christian schools were catechumen schools.

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi