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- Dictionarycatechumen/ˌkatɪˈkjuːmɛn/
noun
- 1. a person who is receiving instruction in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation.
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1. : a convert to Christianity receiving training in doctrine and discipline before baptism. 2. : one receiving instruction in the basic doctrines of Christianity before admission to communicant membership in a church.
Nov 19, 2020 · A catechism is the instruction of the Christian faith for those new to Christianity or a different denomination. Learn more about the teachings of catechism and the process of becoming a catechumen.
Catechumen, in the early Church, was the name applied to one who had not yet been initiated into the sacred mysteries, but was undergoing a course of preparation for that purpose.
In ecclesiology, a catechumen (/ ˌ k æ t ɪ ˈ k juː m ə n,-m ɛ n /; via Latin catechumenus from Greek κατηχούμενος katēkhoumenos, "one being instructed", from κατά kata, "down" and ἦχος ēkhos, "sound") is a person receiving instruction from a catechist in the principles of the Christian religion with a view to baptism.
Catechumen, a person who receives instruction in the Christian religion in order to be baptized. According to the New Testament, the apostles instructed converts after baptism (Acts 2:41–42), and Christian instruction was evidently given to all converts (Luke 1:4, Acts 18:25, Galatians 6:6).
Catechumen definition: a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.. See examples of CATECHUMEN used in a sentence.
Catechumen Definition. One who is being taught the principles of Christianity. 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.
A learner, a person being instructed preparatory to receiving baptism and being admitted into the Church. The length of the catechumenate varies: in parts of Africa it may...
A catechumen, one whom the catechist instructs or catechizes, in preparation for the ceremony of baptism. The words are derived from katechein, meaning "to give a sound," "to answer," "to echo." Classically it was used of the sounding down of rushing water, of the falling of music from a ship to the sea.
Sep 27, 2024 · catechumen (plural catechumens) A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
