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

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

In the midst of that august assembly he, the catechumen, is as a little child.

From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)

Another candidate rather surprised the examiner by stating that "in the early Church, before a person was baptized, he was obliged to learn a catechumen."

From Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How by How, Frederick Douglas