catechumen's Usage Examples:

This was the missa of the catechumens.

New members are either catechumens or members transferred from other churches.

After the catechumens were gone the priest said: " The Lord be with you, let us pray," and the service of the mass followed.

He fell back into the status of a catechumen, and it was much discussed from the and century onwards whether he could be restored to the church at all, and, if so, how.

Krose's Katholische Missionsstatistik (1908), the following totals of Roman Catholic Missions amongst non-Christians have been compiled: European priests, 7933; native priests, 5837; lay brothers, 5270; sisters, 21,320; catechists, 24,524; native membership, 7,441,215; catechumens, 1,517,909.

In early manhood he entered the cloister as a catechumen, receiving baptism about 370.

There appears to be no locus poenitentiae for serious sins excepting in the case of catechumens, and there is a notable " perfectionist " tone in many of the prayers.

A distinction was made in the community between the electi (perfecti), the perfect Manichaeans, and the catechumeni (auditores), the secular Manichaeans.

In some churches they had worn cowls during the catechumenate, in sign of repentance of their sins.

While stationed at Amiens he divided his cloak with a beggar, and on the following night had the vision of Christ making known to his angels this act of charity to Himself on the part of "Martinus, still a catechumen.

 Perhaps an indication of it may be discerned as early as the 4th century in a custom, current in Spain, northern Italy and elsewhere, of washing the feet of the catechumens towards the end of Lent before their baptism.

Synonyms:

neophyte, educatee, pupil, student,

Antonyms:

specialist,