catechumen

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Noun
  • Everyone from novice hikers to camping enthusiasts will find gear worth shopping, and prices start at just $24.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Mild discomfort, however, is a very common experience of novice exercisers.
    Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Portal exits decimated the Tar Heels’ roster, and the 70 newcomers to fill those spots have struggled early on.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The participants range from Hayward classics to newcomers and hidden gems.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Vasquez had joined the North Kansas City Police Department in January 2021 as a recruit officer and was promoted to full officer after graduating from the KCPD Regional Police Academy in July 2021, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Coordinators can use real-time location tracking to monitor their drivers en route — and post screenshots to encourage prospective recruits.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The origin story of the evil spirit Valak from The Conjuring 2, The Nun stars Taissa Farmiga (sister of Vera) as Irene, a young novitiate and clairvoyant summoned to a convent to investigate a fellow nun’s suicide.
    Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Already inquiries about becoming an Augustinian novitiate are up fivefold from last year.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
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“Catechumen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechumen. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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