Catechumen

kat-e-kū′men, n. one who is being taught the rudiments of Christianity: the appellation given in the early Christian Church to those converted Jews and heathens who had not yet received baptism, but were undergoing a course of training and instruction preparatory to it.— adj. Catechumen′ical .— adv. Catechumen′ically .— ns. Catechū′menship , Catechū′menism , Catechū′menate . [Gr. katēchoumenos , being taught, pr.p. pa . of katēche-ein , to teach.]