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catechumen (kat-i-KYOO-men) noun

1. One who is receiving religious instruction in preparation for baptism; a neophyte.
2. A person who is being given basic education of a subject.

[From Late Latin catechumenus, from Greek katechoumenos (one being taught orally).

"I gave him the manuscript of my first novel to read and awaited his verdict with the expectancy of a catechumen. And when I received his letter - generous, with approval and advice - I felt happy."
Mario Vargas Llosa; The Trumpet of Deya; Review of Contemporary Fiction (McLean, Illinois); Spring 1997.

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