Neocatechumenal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the Neocatechumenal Way, a community-based Catholic movement founded in Madrid in 1964.

OriginSpanish Neocatecumenal →
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Meanings

adjectiveNeocatechumenal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCatholicismOf or pertaining to the Neocatechumenal Way, a community-based Catholic movement founded in Madrid in 1964.

    In short, the ritual life of a Neocatechumenal community consists of at least two liturgical events per week.

    2007, Goran Pavel Šantek, “Becoming Sacred: The Use of the Body in Identity Transformation”, in Senses and Religion, →ISBN, page 76

Origin

  1. SpanishNeocatecumenal
  2. EnglishNeocatechumenal

Borrowed from Spanish Neocatecumenal, equivalent to neo- + catechumenal.

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APA

Neocatechumenal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neocatechumenal

MLA

“Neocatechumenal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neocatechumenal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neocatechumenal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neocatechumenal.

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