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 convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===