Anagrams of: CATECHUMENS

• a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

• an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

• a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

• extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

• East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

• A type of high-quality bread made from flour.

• a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

• A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.

• an indication of approved or superior status

• a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal

• a seal on a letter