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/ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/ · noun
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation..
Here in this room an old man had killed and boiled a catechumen, had committed sodomy with a rat, had discussed a rodent nunhood with V., a future saint – depending which story you listened to.
Use catechumen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Catechumen means A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation..
Common synonyms include neophyte.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Here in this room an old man had killed and boiled a catechumen, had committed sodomy with a rat, had discussed a rodent nunhood with V., a future saint – depending which story you listened to.
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