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Catechumen

One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church.

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Pupil 76% connected

The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Student 76% connected

A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledg…

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Neophyte 92% connected

A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Ch…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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