Found 2 items, similar to catechumen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: catechumen catechumen n : a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist [syn: neophyte]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Catechumen 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]