Catechumenate

[f. prec. + -ATE¹; cf. F. catéchuménat.] a. Condition or position of a catechumen. b. A house for catechumens.

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1673. Cave, Prim. Chr., I. viii. 218. Having passed through the state of the Catechumenate.

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1865. W. Strickland, Cath. Missions S. India, 204. Those who enter the catechuminates must be fed and supported for several days.

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1878. Q. Rev., Jan., 426. The catechumenate of Scripture is that of adults.

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1885–6. Centr. Afr. Mission Rep., 40. Confirmation, Baptism, and admission to the catechumenate.

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