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Topic Options #134001 - 10/13/04 08:50 AM catechumen jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California catechumen :- "1. One who is being taught the principles of Christianity. 2. One who is being instructed in a subject at an elementary level." AHD. < katekhein 'to teach' (< kata- + ekhein 'to sound'). "The catechumens were being catechized during the catechism by none other than the Heresiarch Priscillianus, Bishop of Avila." Leon O'Roasery, Just Who Is Buried at Santiago de Campostella? Top #134002 - 10/13/04 09:04 AM Re: catechumen Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont Leon O'Roasery heh. really? _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #134003 - 10/13/04 09:10 AM Re: catechumen jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California heh. really? Why not? It was the nom de guerre of a polyonymous Irish citizen back during the second world war. Top #134004 - 10/13/04 11:03 AM Re: really? AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York I'm enjoying *all your arcane sources, jheem. Top #134005 - 10/13/04 11:47 AM Re: really? jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California Ta, AS. I've been meaning to post more entries from my little old library. Top #134006 - 10/13/04 12:16 PM Re: catechumen Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... One being instructed at elementary level? Would that mean that a pupil = a catechumen? And, if so, what would a student at average level be? And, if such a term, what would a comparable student at advanced level be? And, if such a term, what would the master be? We have our everyday terms (pupil, student, scholar, master, professor), but I'm asking here about any hierarchy that would be directly related to catechumen. Top #134007 - 10/13/04 12:28 PM Re: catechumen jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California The Padre may have another take on this, but the way I see catechumens is that they are being taught the fundamental dogma of the church before they can partake of mass. It's the stage between baptism and confirmation. The thing about the Greek (via Latin) word is that it literally means 'one who is being taught'. Student is literally 'one who is being eager', pupil is literally 'a little boy (pupus)' in Latin (or orphan in French). Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8426 Members 16 Forums 13690 Topics 209796 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members sylviasuper, continent2, a2teacher, teepee, smoothcriminal86 8426 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 47 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 86 wofahulicodoc 56 jenny jenny 56 endymion6 48 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 33 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 Faldage 14 zmjezhd 13 tsuwm 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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