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Catechumen

Catechumen Meaning & Definition
Catechumen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Catechumen?

[n] a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

Synonyms | Synonyms for Catechumen: neophyte

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See Also | educatee | pupil | student

Catechumen In Webster's Dictionary

\Cat"e*chu`men\, n. [L. catechunenus, Gr. ? instructed, from ?. See {Catechise}.] (Eccl.) 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.

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