Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catechumenal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cat-e-chu-me-nal
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.

Example Sentences

"[…] 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, […]"
"After which, the celebrant pours catechumenal oil into the water, in the form of a cross, saying, in an audible voice): Be this font sanctified and made prolific by the oil of salvation to those that are to be born of the same unto eternal life."
"Nothing in their experience substituted for the work of the Christian family, so Christian leaders quickly perceived the need to organize catechumenal schools to prepare converts for the sacrament of baptism."

Frequently Paired Words

Neocatechumenal

Questions

What does catechumenal mean?: Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.

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