Catechumen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who is being taught the principles of Christianity.
  • n. One who is being instructed in a subject at an elementary level.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young Christian preparing for confirmation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who is under instruction in the first rudiments of Christianity; a neophyte.
  • n. Figuratively, one who is beginning to acquire a knowledge of any doctrines or principles.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    student    pupil    educatee   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    neophyte   
     
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