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catechumen
[ kat-i-kyoo-muhn ]
noun
- Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
- a person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject.
catechumen
/ ˌkætɪˈkjuːmɛn; ˌkætəkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl /
noun
- Christianity a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
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Derived Forms
- ˌcateˈchumenism, noun
- ˌcateˈchumenate, noun
- ˌcateˈchumenal, adjective
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Other Words From
- cate·chume·nal cat·e·chu·men·i·cal [kat-i-kyoo-, men, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- cate·chu·meni·cal·ly adverb
- cat·e·chu·me·nate [kat-i-, kyoo, -m, uh, -neyt, -nit], noun
- cate·chumen·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catechumen1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catechumen1
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Example Sentences
And this much, we believe, should be demanded of each catechumen before he is admitted to the rite of confirmation.
The missionary found no one who did not give a high encomium to the young catechumen.
Onesimus had not been baptised with them, though he had learnt something of Christianity as a young catechumen.
In the opinion of prominent theologians, a mere catechumen can, under certain circumstances, be a member of the Church.
The grey-haired patriarch laid his hand upon the new catechumen's head, and the dying God looked in benediction upon them all.
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