catechumen

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Catechumen though he was, the old temper would often flash out still.

From Life of Saint Monica by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)

Catechumen Schools.—The first Christian schools were catechumen schools.

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi

The Priest and Catechumen, a Dialogue, 12 pp.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Anderson, Rufus

And having been admitted to the first Sacrament and become a Catechumen, not long after he further gave in his name, that he might be regenerated by baptism, Rome wondering, the Church rejoicing.

From The Confessions of St. Augustine by Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie)

—The fifth Commandment, Trim—said Yorick, speaking mildly, and with a gentle nod, as to a modest Catechumen.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence