catechumenate
ɪˈkyu noun
1.
Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
2.
a person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject.
Origin:
1325–75; < Late Latin catēchūmenus < Greek katēchoúmenos (one who is) being taught orally, equivalent to katēche-, stem of katēcheîn to teach orally (see catechist) + -omenos middle present participle suffix; replacing Middle English cathecumyn < Middle French cathecumine < Late Latin, as above
1325–75; < Late Latin catēchūmenus < Greek katēchoúmenos (one who is) being taught orally, equivalent to katēche-, stem of katēcheîn to teach orally (see catechist) + -omenos middle present participle suffix; replacing Middle English cathecumyn < Middle French cathecumine < Late Latin, as above
Related forms
cat·e·chu·men·i·cal·ly, adverb
cat·e·chu·men·ism, noun
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| —n | |
| Christianity a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism | |
| [C15: via Old French, from Late Latin, from Greek katēkhoumenos one being instructed verbally, from katēkhein; see | |
| cate'chumenal | |
| —adj | |
| catechumenical | |
| —adj | |
| cate'chumenate | |
| —n | |
| cate'chumenism | |
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| catechumen (ˌkætɪˈkjuːmɛn) | |
| —n | |
| Christianity a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism | |
| [C15: via Old French, from Late Latin, from Greek katēkhoumenos one being instructed verbally, from katēkhein; see | |
| cate'chumenal | |
| —adj | |
| catechumenical | |
| —adj | |
| cate'chumenate | |
| —n | |
| cate'chumenism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
catechumen
"new convert," 15c., from Fr. catechumène, from L. catechumenus, from Gk. katekhoumenos "one being instructed," passive prp. of katekhein (see catechesis).
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