catechumen
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catechumen
- /ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/ UK
- /ˌkæt.əˈkju.mən/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun catechumens
- A student of Christian doctrine who studies it for the purpose of adopting it: either a convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism or a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. Here in this room an old man had killed and boiled a catechumen, had committed sodomy with a rat, had discussed a rodent nunhood with V., a future saint – depending which story you listened to.
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noun convert to Christianity prior to baptism
| Español | catecúmeno, catecúmena |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 求道者 kyūdōsha, 洗礼志願者 senrei shigan-sha |
| 中文 | 望教的人 wàngjiào de rén, 望教者 wàngjiàozhě, 慕道友 mùdàoyǒu, 慕道者 mùdàozhě |
| Kiswahili | mkatekumeni |
| Português | catecúmeno, catecúmena |
| Français | catéchumène |
| Deutsch | Katechumene, Katechumenin, Taufbewerber, Taufbewerberin |
| Italiano | catecumeno, catecumena |
| Русский | новообращённый novoobraščónnyj, новообращённая novoobraščónnaja |
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title = {catechumen},
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