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catechumen

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

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

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

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 ).

 

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 ]