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
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He had been a catechumen before he had joined the Manicheans.
From Life of Saint Monica by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
In a white rage, the Father of Ice remounted his horse and rode away, disregarding the ironical salute of M�tri, who stood out before his door, awaiting the arrival of his catechumen.
From The Valley of the Kings by Pickthall, Marmaduke William
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
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