Catechumen - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Catechumen :  (noun)

1: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist [syn: neophyte]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Catechumen : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

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