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 soon reappeared, bringing in, with the assistance of another stout catechumen, the whole of the dinner on a large circular tray of well-polished brass called a sinni.
From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Curzon, Robert
The catechumen could not receive baptism until after he understood something of the nature of the faith he was embracing, and was prepared to assume its obligations.
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
