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

Immediately on his birth, he was made a catechumen; in his childhood he fell ill, and asked for baptism.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal

A long and tedious course of preparation was required of the candidate before his eligibility was admitted; during this time he was known as a catechumen, or novice in training.

From The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History by Talmage, James Edward

The prostrations of the credens before the Perfect were in their manner and import identical with the prostrations of the catechumen before the exorcist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various