Meaning of CATECHUMEN
| Pronunciation: | | `katu'kyoomun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist |
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| | Synonyms: | | neophyte |
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| | See Also: | | educatee, pupil, student | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cat"e*chu`men\, n. [L. catechunenus, Gr. ?
instructed, from ?. See {Catechise}.] (Eccl.)
One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines
of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one
officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to
instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in
the church.
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| | Related Terms: | | abecedarian, accepter, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk, baby, beginner, believer, boot, brother, Christian, church member, churchgoer, churchite, churchman, churchwoman, communicant, convert, daily communicant, deb, debutant, devotee, devotionalist, disciple, entrant, fanatic, fledgling, follower, freshman, God-fearing man, good Christian, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, laic, lay brother, lay sister, layman, laywoman, learner, neophyte, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novice, novitiate, parishioner, pietist, postulant, probationer, probationist, proselyte, raw recruit, receiver, recruit, religionist, rookie, saint, secular, sister, tenderfoot, theist, trainee, truster, tyro, votary, zealot |
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