catechumens
Meaning of catechumens
plural noun
a person who is receiving instruction in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation.
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhoumenos ‘being instructed’, present participle of katēkhein ‘instruct orally’ (see catechize).
Information about catechumens
- It is a name.
- The singular form of catechumens is: catechumen.
- Languages in which catechumens is used:
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Hyphenation of catechumens
cat-e-chu-mens
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- catechumens is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
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