catechumen
Meaning of catechumen
noun
a person who is receiving instruction in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation.
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhoumenos ‘being instructed’, present participle of katēkhein ‘instruct orally’ (see catechize).
Information about catechumen
- It is a name.
- The plural form of catechumen is: catechumens.
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Hyphenation of catechumen
cat-e-chu-men
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- catechumen is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
catechumen synonyms
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