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catechumenical

catechumenical is the alternative form of catechumenal.

Meaning of catechumenal

Adjective

catechumenal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.
    • […] and they that are to be ordained successively kneeling, one by one, before him, he anoints, with the catechumenal oil, both the hands, joined together, of each one, in the form of a cross, […]1851, Richard Paul Blakeney, A manual of Romish controversy: a complete refutation of the Creed of pope Pius IV

Questions about catechumenical

What is catechumenical the alternative form of?
Catechumenical is the alternative form of catechumenal.

Words near catechumenical in the dictionary

  1. catechuic
  2. catechumen
  3. catechumenal
  4. catechumenate
  5. catechumenates
  6. catechumenical
  7. catechumenism
  8. catechumenist
  9. catechumenists
  10. catechumens
  11. catechumenship

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