catechumen

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Noun
  • Both of the Broadway novices are proudly bearing souvenirs of other passion projects.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Numerous cryptocurrency novices become bewildered by intricate decals and fluctuating percentages.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The friendships were fleeting, necessarily occasional, as there were always church newcomers and samplers and people moving away.
    Chang-rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
  • Where to Eat Dallas has been enjoying a booming restaurant scene of late, with elite newcomers arriving at borderline ridiculous speed.
    Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Westin also produced an RBI single, while Augustana recruit JT Iles came through with a two-run double for the Thunderbolts (9-11), who with the win retained the Zabrocki Cup — the traveling trophy for the rivalry.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Miller was selected in the seventh round out of Alabama but was once a four-star recruit coming out of high school.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The novitiate, in this case, is Colin Smith (Harry Melling), a genial young man from the southeast London suburb of Bromley.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Community shapes people into better versions of themselves Schloegel remembers feeling anxious at the start of his novitiate, the period of living in community with other Augustinians before taking his vows.
    Jason DeRose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Catechumen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechumen. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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