catechumen

catechumen Definition

cat·echu·men (kat′ə kyo̵̅o̅′mən)

noun

a person, esp. an adult, receiving instruction in the fundamentals of Christianity before baptism or confirmation
a person receiving instruction in the fundamentals of any subject

Etymology: ME cathecumine < LL(Ec) catechumenus < Gr katēchoumenos, person instructed < katēchein: see catechetical

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