Catechesis - Wikipedia A catechumen has not been baptized, and is undergoing training in the principles of the faith; one who was baptized as a child has an equal need of education, but this does not start from the same foundation, since baptism has already occurred
Catechumen | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Catechumen, in the early Church, was the name applied to one who had not yet been initiated into the sacred mysteries, but was undergoing a course of preparation for that purpose
Catechumen | Baptism, Initiation, Conversion | Britannica catechumen, a person who receives instruction in the Christian religion in order to be baptized According to the New Testament, the apostles instructed converts after baptism (Acts 2:41–42), and Christian instruction was evidently given to all converts (Luke 1:4, Acts 18:25, Galatians 6:6)
Topical Bible: Catechumen A catechumen is an individual who is undergoing instruction and preparation for baptism and entry into the Christian Church The term originates from the Greek word "katēchoumenos," meaning "one being instructed "
Catechumens and Candidates: What is the difference? Candidates and Catechumen are the people, who, traditionally, have gone through the Order of Christian Initiation (OCIA) and will be entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil Mass
CATECHUMEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Catechumen definition: a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte See examples of CATECHUMEN used in a sentence
Catechumen - OrthodoxWiki A catechumen (Greek: κατηχούμενος) is one who is preparing for baptism in the Church In modern usage, catechumen can also refer to one who is preparing for chrismation (or another form of reception) to be received from a heterodox Christian communion
Encyclopedia of The Bible – Catechist, Catechumen CATECHIST, CATECHUMEN kăt’ ĕ kĭst, kăt’-ĕ k (y) u mĕn, generally understood in the Early Church as respectively a person giving and a person receiving elementary Christian instruction, esp prior to baptism