Definitions for catechumen

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catechumen cat·e·chu·men

Spelling: [kat-i-kyoo-muh n]

IPA: /ˌkæt ɪˈkyu mən/

Catechumen is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 399 anagrams from letters in catechumen (acceehmntu).

Definitions for catechumen

noun

1. Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
2. a person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject.

Origin of catechumen

1325-75; Late Latin catēchūmenus Greek katēchoúmenos (one who is) being taught orally, equivalent to katēche-, stem of katēcheîn to teach orally (see catechist)