catechumen

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌkæt.əˈkju.mən/ === Noun === catechumen (plural catechumens) A student of Christian doctrine who studies it for the purpose of adopting it: either a convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism or a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. Coordinate term: catechist (the instructor) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===