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

He then had recourse to another means of escape, urging that he was only a catechumen and could not lawfully be elected a bishop.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

While the parochial schools were limited in their instruction, somewhat after the manner of the early catechumen schools, the changed conditions of Christianity permitted a much broader training than formerly.

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi

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