/ Dictionary / Index C catechumen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cat•e•chu•men Pronunciation: (kat"i-ky'mun), [key] — n. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte. a person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: catechumen (Thesaurus) catechu categorematic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language