† cateˈchumenistObs. [f. as catechumen + -ist.] = catechumen. 1629Lynde Via tuta 155 Holy bread giuen to the Catechumenists.1650S. Clarke Eccl.Hist. (1654) I. 113 They took Ambrose, who was but a Catechumenist.1651H. L'Estrange Smect.-mastix 13 Let us pray earnestly for the catechymenists.