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Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch catechumeen 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”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ka‧tê‧ku‧mên
Noun
katêkumên (first-person possessive katekumenku, second-person possessive katekumenmu, third-person possessive katekumennya)
- (Catholicism) catechumen.
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