In the manner of or relating to catechumens or catechumenical instruction; in a way characteristic of catechumenal teaching methods.
From 'catechumenical' plus the adverb suffix '-ly,' creating an adverbial form that modifies verbs or adjectives.
Adding '-ally' to 'catechumenical' creates an adverb that helps historians describe *how* the early church educated people—methodically, through question and answer, testing understanding at each stage.
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