English-Thai Dictionary

catechu

N สาร ฝาด จาก พืช เป็น ยา ฝาด สมาน 

 

catechumen

N การ สอน ชั้น พื้นฐาน หรือ สอน เบื้องต้น 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CATECHU

n.Terra Japonica, a dry extract, or brown astringent substance, obtained by decoction and evaporation from a species of Mimosa in India. It consists chiefly of tannin.

 

CATECHUMEN

n.One who is in the first rudiments of Christianity; one who is receiving instruction and preparing himself for baptism. These were anciently the children of believing parents, or pagans not fully initiated in the principles of the Christian religion. They were admitted to this state by the imposition of hands, and the sign of the cross.

 

CATECHUMENICAL

a.Belonging to catechumens.

 

CATECHUMENIST

n.A catechumen.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CATECHU

Cat "e *chu, n. Etym: [See Cashoo. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. Ure. Dunglison.

 

CATECHUIC

CATECHUIC Cat `e *chu "ic, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See catechin.

 

CATECHUMEN

Cat "e *chu `men, n. Etym: [L. catechunenus, Gr. Catechise. ] (Eccl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

CATECHUMENATE

CATECHUMENATE Cat `e *chu "men *ate, n.

 

Defn: The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen.

 

CATECHUMENICAL

CATECHUMENICAL Cat `e *chu *men "i *cal, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions.

 

CATECHUMENIST

CATECHUMENIST Cat `e *chu "men *ist, n.

 

Defn: A catechumen. Bp. Morton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

catechu

cat e chu |ˈkatəˌCHo͞o, -ˌSHo͞o ˈkædəˌtʃu |(also cachou ) ▶noun a vegetable extract containing tannin, esp. one (also called cutch ) obtained from the heartwood of an Indian acacia tree, used chiefly for tanning and dyeing. [The chief source of this is Acacia catechu, family Leguminosae. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Malay kacu. Compare with cachou .

 

catechumen

cat e chu men |ˌkatəˈkyo͞omən ˈkædəkjumən | ▶noun a Christian convert under instruction before baptism. • a young Christian preparing for confirmation. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhoumenos ‘being instructed, ’ present participle of katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’ (see catechize ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

catechu

catechu |ˈkatɪtʃuː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a vegetable extract containing tannin, especially one (also called cutch ) obtained from the heartwood of an Indian acacia tree, used for tanning and dyeing. • another term for gambier. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Malay kacu. Compare with cachou .

 

catechumen

catechumen |ˌkatɪˈkjuːmɛn | ▶noun a person who is receiving instruction in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation. • a young Christian preparing for confirmation. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhoumenos ‘being instructed ’, present participle of katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’ (see catechize ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Catechu

Ca te chu , das Katechu |C a techu |

 

French Dictionary

catéchumène

catéchumène n. m. nom masculin Personne qu ’on instruit pour la préparer au baptême. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [katekymɛn ]