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Meanings of catechumen in English

Portuguese
catecumenato
Catalan
catcumen
Spanish
catecumenado

A new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist.

catecumenato
Synonyms
Examples for "neophyte"
Examples for "neophyte"
1
First the neophyte will take more pleasure in things spiritual and pure.
Five Years of Theosophy
2
However, the two dozen students dressed in neophyte robes were in chaos.
Spellwright
3
Stephanie the neophyte bounty hunter was still worried about credibility and respect.
One for the money
4
Few expected much of Trudeau, the neophyte leader of Canada's third-ranked party.
The Guardian
5
We welcome you, the neophyte, who has joined us in our pilgrimage.
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
Usage of catechumen in English
1
From the fact that he is a catechumen, he says, in Christ.
Mysticism and its Results: Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Ab...
2
This day my catechumen Alfgar was baptized in the priory church.
Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale o...
3
Very surely St. Ambrose had no notion of what the catechumen was thinking.
Saint Augustin
4
Perpetua was here received by Rusticus, a catechumen, who attended her.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
5
And I told him that in Wales I was what they call a catechumen.
A King's Comrade: A Story of Old Hereford
6
On Monday he baptized in jail a catechumen named Rogatianus.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
7
In one word, he must labor for that catechumen's conversion.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church
8
Doubtless he was a very lukewarm catechumen, since at intervals he inclined to scepticism.
Saint Augustin
9
In still another, though inferior sense, the catechumen confirms.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church
10
The catechumen was not satisfied, but he put up with it for lack of anything better.
Saint Augustin
11
Her mother was probably a Christian, as was one of her brothers, the other a catechumen.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
12
If he shall answer you, 'I am a catechumen;' he is anointed but not yet baptized.
Mysticism and its Results: Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Ab...
13
He was still a young man, less than ten years separating him from the youthful catechumen.
Life of Father Hecker
14
Meanwhile, Patricius was now become (very tardily) a catechumen.
Saint Augustin
15
Our catechumen has now been confirmed.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church
16
He was governor of the village, and yet as a catechumen he attended each morning the sermons for the children.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 / 1604-1605 ...
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Translations for catechumen
Portuguese
catecumenato
Catalan
catcumen
Catechumen through the time