catechumenal

adjective

cat·​e·​chu·​men·​al

-nᵊl

variants or catechumenical

-(ˌ)kyü¦menə̇kəl

: of or relating to a catechumen

catechumenically

-(ˌ)kyü¦menə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

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