catechumen

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Noun
  • The current version of Kuang might be described as a tabula-rasa novice, a highly accomplished author who would prefer to be an eager disciple.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The most pythons caught by a novice were 14 by Krista Hoekstra, while John Southworth led the military category with 5.
    NBC South Florida, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With a field comprised of select veterans and a swath of newcomers, the all-around is anyone’s game.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Joel Edgerton stars in the film alongside newcomers Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin and Kenny Rasmussen.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) no longer requires new recruits to take a five-week Spanish-language training program, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The North is facing its own population woes and birth rate decline – and its technology lags far behind the South, which is now hoping to plug the shortfall in military recruits through innovation.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Already inquiries about becoming an Augustinian novitiate are up fivefold from last year.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
  • Born and raised in Chicago, Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost entered the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine in 1977 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1981.
    Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
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“Catechumen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechumen. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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