catechumen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
    neophyte.

WordNet

Cat"e*chu`men noun
Etymology
L. catechunenus, Gr. instructed, from . See Catechise.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913