catechumen

Meaning

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

Synonyms

neophyte

non-conformed christian

convert

hunter

initiate

Translations

catéchumène

catecúmeno

catecumeno

catecúmeno

principiante

Katechumene

catechumeen

débutante

catecúmena

cathéchumène

κατηχούμενος

din eğitimi gören kimse

catcumen

catecumen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/

Etymology

From Middle English cathecumynys pl, from Middle French cathecumin (modern French catéchumène) or Ecclesiastical Latin catēchūmenus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “sound through, instruct orally, catechise”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).