catechumen
21catechumen — cat•e•chu•men [[t]ˌkæt ɪˈkyu mən[/t]] n. 1) rel a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity; neophyte 2) a person being taught the rudiments of any subject • Etymology: 1325–75; ME cathecumyn < MF cathecumine < LL… …
22catechumen — /kætəˈkjumən/ (say katuh kyoohmuhn) noun 1. someone under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early Church; a neophyte. 2. a person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject. {Late Latin catēchūmenus …
23catechumen — This word (from the Greek katēchein, meaning to teach, especially in the sense of oral teaching) refers to aperson who is being taught Christian doctrine in preparation for formal reception into the Roman Catholic Church. During the course of… …
24catechumen — Kakekumeno …
25catechumen — n. a Christian convert under instruction before baptism. Etymology: ME f. OF catechumene or eccl.L catechumenus f. Gk katekheo: see CATECHIZE …
26Baptism — • One of the Seven Sacraments of the Christian Church; frequently called the first sacrament , the door of the sacraments , and the door of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baptism Baptism …
27The Faithful — The Faithful † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Faithful (Lat. fideles, from fides, faith.) Those who have bound themselves to a religious association, whose doctrine they accept, and into whose rites they have been initiated. Among… …
28Discipline of the Secret — • A theological term used to express the custom which prevailed in the earliest ages of the Church, by which the knowledge of the more intimate mysteries of the Christian religion was carefully kept from the heathen and even from those who were… …
29Kneeling and Genuflection — Genuflexion † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Genuflexion To genuflect [Lat. genu flectere, geniculare (post classic), to bend the knee; Gr. gonu klinein or kamptein] expresses: ♦ an attitude ♦ a gesture: involving, like prostration,… …
30Apostles' Creed — The Apostles Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled Symbol of the Apostles, is an early statement of Christian belief, a creed or symbol .[1] It is widely used by a number of Christian denominations for both …
