'Catechumen' definitions:
Definition of 'catechumen'
(from WordNet)
noun
A new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist [syn: catechumen, neophyte]
Definition of 'Catechumen'
From: GCIDE
- Catechumen \Cat"e*chu`men\, n. [L. catechumenus, Gr. kathchoy`menos instructed, from kathchei^n. See Catechise.] (Eccl.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'catechumen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarian,
- accepter,
- alphabetarian,
- apprentice,
- articled clerk,
- baby,
- beginner,
- believer,
- boot,
- brother,
- Christian,
- church member,
- churchgoer,
- churchite,
- churchman,
- churchwoman,
- communicant,
- convert,
- daily communicant,
- deb,
- debutant,
- devotee,
- devotionalist,
- disciple,
- entrant,
- fanatic,
- fledgling,
- follower,
- freshman,
- God-fearing man,
- good Christian,
- greenhorn,
- greeny,
- ignoramus,
- inductee,
- infant,
- initiate,
- laic,
- lay brother,
- lay sister,
- layman,
- laywoman,
- learner,
- neophyte,
- nestling,
- new boy,
- newcomer,
- novice,
- novitiate,
- parishioner,
- pietist,
- postulant,
- probationer,
- probationist,
- proselyte,
- raw recruit,
- receiver,
- recruit,
- religionist,
- rookie,
- saint,
- secular,
- sister,
- tenderfoot,
- theist,
- trainee,
- truster,
- tyro,
- votary,
- zealot