catechumen

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• UK: /ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/
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From Middle English cathecumynys pl, from Middle French cathecumin (modern French catéchumène) or Ecclesiastical Latin catēchūmenus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κατηχούμενος (katēkhoúmenos, “being instructed”), present participle passive of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “sound through, instruct orally, catechise”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: новопокръстен (novopokrǎsten) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Catalan: catecumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Catalan: catecúmena — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Chinese Mandarin: 望教的人 (wàngjiào de rén) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Chinese Mandarin: 望教者 (wàngjiàozhě) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Chinese Mandarin: 慕道友 (mùdàoyǒu) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Chinese Mandarin: 慕道者 (mùdàozhě) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Danish: katekumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Dutch: catechumeen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Dutch: doopleerling — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Esperanto: kateĥumeno — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Esperanto: kateĥumenino — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Esperanto: katekumeno — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Esperanto: katekumenino — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Finnish: katekumeeni — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• French: catéchumène — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• German: Katechumene — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• German: Katechumenin — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• German: Taufbewerber — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• German: Taufbewerberin — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Ido: katekumeno — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Indonesian: katekumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Italian: catecumeno — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Italian: catecumena — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Japanese: 求道者 (kyūdōsha) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Japanese: 洗礼志願者 (senrei shigan-sha) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Latin: catēchūmenus — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Latin: catēchūmena — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Macedonian: катихумен (katihumen) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Macedonian: огласен (oglasen) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Norwegian Bokmål: katekumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Norwegian Nynorsk: katekumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Polish: katechumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Polish: katechumenka — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Portuguese: catecúmeno — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Portuguese: catecúmena — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Russian: новообращённый (novoobraščónnyj) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Russian: новообращённая (novoobraščónnaja) — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Spanish: catecúmeno — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Spanish: catecúmena — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Swahili: mkatekumeni — convert to Christianity prior to baptism
• Swedish: katekumen — convert to Christianity prior to baptism