catechumen

Definition of catechumennext

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Noun
  • The cake, which is similar to the classic pound, is easy for a novice baker to whip up.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Even a relatively novice collector probably has an inkling that the Rolex Daytona, the Cartier Crash, or the Porsche 911 are highly valued, but what’s next?
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Last season, there were six newcomers.
    Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Iliopoulos demonstrates once again how the unwillingness of political authorities to respect an international treaty transforms both the native population and the newcomers into hostages of a sinister and clumsy social engineering project.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Last spring, Lloyd landed five-star recruits Brayden Burries and Koa Peat.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The former four-star recruit originally redshirted at Auburn (2021) before becoming a multi-year starter at UCF (2022-2024) and transferring to Lubbock last year.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 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 19 Mar. 2026.

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