Neocatechumenal

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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Neocatechumenal (not comparable)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) Of or pertaining to the Neocatechumenal Way, a community-based Catholic movement founded in Madrid in 1964.
    • 2007, Goran Pavel Šantek, “Becoming Sacred: The Use of the Body in Identity Transformation”, in Senses and Religion, →ISBN, page 76:
      In short, the ritual life of a Neocatechumenal community consists of at least two liturgical events per week.