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catechumenist

catechumenist noun: a catechumen.

Noun

catechumenist (plural catechumenists)

  1. A catechumen.
    • Hence their forenamed authors assume, that the children of the faithfull dying without baptisme, may be thought to receive the baptisme of the Spirit, as well as those catechumenists spoken of […]1628, Thomas Morton, The Grand Imposture of the (now) Church of Rome manifested in this one Article of the new Romane Creede

Forms of catechumenist

pluralcatechumenists

Origin of catechumenist

From catechumen + -ist.

Questions about catechumenist

What does catechumenist mean?
Catechumenist means a catechumen.
What part of speech is catechumenist?
Catechumenist is a noun.
What is the plural of catechumenist?
The plural of catechumenist is catechumenists.

Words near catechumenist in the dictionary

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

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