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.

One who is being taught the principles of Christianity.

An unbaptized person who is seeking initiation into the church and who has been accepted into the order of catechumens.

a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

a person who comes to church for the first time in search for a way of faith

A person learning the Christian faith with the goal of being baptized.

One receiving instruction in the basic beliefs and doctrines of Christianity before admission to membership in the church. The process of teaching and learning is called catechesis.

one who is under instruction for Holy Baptism

A person preparing for Baptism. In former times, catechumens were permitted to remain in Church for only the first two portions of the Divine Liturgy.

One who is not baptized and is preparing for full initiation at the Easter Vigil through baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist.

In ecclesiology, a catechumen (from Latin catechumenus, Greek κατηχουμενος , instructed) is one receiving instruction in the principles of the Christian religion with a view to baptism.