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catechumen

[ kat-i-kyoo-muhn ]

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.


catechumen

/ ˌkætɪˈkjuːmɛn; ˌkætəkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl /

noun

  1. Christianity a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱˈܳԾ, noun
  • ˌٱˈܳԲٱ, noun
  • ˌٱˈܳԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • e·m·Բ ····· [kat-i-kyoo-, men, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • e··i·· adverb
  • ····Բٱ [kat-i-, kyoo, -m, uh, -neyt, -nit], noun
  • e·m· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of catechumen1

1325–75; < Late Latin ŧūԳܲ < Greek 첹ŧúԴDz (one who is) being taught orally, equivalent to 첹ŧ-, stem of 첹ŧî to teach orally ( catechist ) + -omenos middle present participle suffix; replacing Middle English cathecumyn < Middle French cathecumine < Late Latin, as above
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of catechumen1

C15: via Old French, from Late Latin, from Greek 첹ŧdzܳԴDz one being instructed verbally, from 첹ŧ𾱲; see catechize
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Many catechumens this Easter were part of groups that were well over a dozen people, huddled together in large churches.

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In the opinion of prominent theologians, a mere catechumen can, under certain circumstances, be a member of the Church.

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The third or lowest triad is made up of monks, “initiated” and catechumens.

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Canon 19 is a long one dealing with catechumens, preparation for baptism, administration of that sacrament, and of the eucharist for the newly baptized.

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One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction.

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