catechumen
[ kat-i-kyoo-muh n ]
/ ˌkæt ɪˈkyu mən /
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.
Origin of catechumen
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
OTHER WORDS FROM catechumen
cat·e·chu·me·nal, cat·e·chu·men·i·cal [kat-i-kyoo-men-i-kuh l] /ˌkæt ɪ kyuˈmɛn ɪ kəl/, adjective cat·e·chu·men·i·cal·ly, adverb cat·e·chu·me·nate [kat-i-kyoo-muh-neyt, -nit] /ˌkæt ɪˈkyu məˌneɪt, -nɪt/, noun cat·e·chu·men·ism, nounWords nearby catechumen
catechist,
catechize,
catechol,
catecholamine,
catechu,
catechumen,
categorematic,
categorial,
categorial grammar,
categoric contact,
categorical
British Dictionary definitions for catechumen
catechumen
/ (ˌkætɪˈkjuːmɛn) /
noun
Christianity
a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
Derived forms of catechumen
catechumenal or catechumenical (ˌkætəkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl), adjective catechumenate, noun catechumenism, nounWord Origin for catechumen
C15: via Old French, from Late Latin, from Greek
katēkhoumenos one being instructed verbally, from
katēkhein; see
catechize