katekumen

Indonesian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [ka.təˈku.mən]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tê‧ku‧mên

Noun

katêkumên (first-person possessive katekumenku, second-person possessive katekumenmu, third-person possessive katekumennya)

  1. (Catholicism) catechumen.

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