Home › Words › C › catechumenismcatechumenismcatechumenism means the religious instruction given to a catechumen.EtymologyFrom catechumen + -ism.nounThe religious instruction given to a catechumen.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.catechesis 82% match — Religious instruction given orally to catechumens. vs catechumenism →catechumenist 79% match — A catechumen. vs catechumenism →catechumenship 78% match — The state or condition of a catechumen. vs catechumenism →catechumen 77% match — A student of Christian doctrine who studies it for the purpose of adopting it: either a convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism or a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. vs catechumenism →catechization 77% match — The act of catechizing. vs catechumenism →catechumenate 76% match — The state or condition of a catechumen, or the time during which one is a catechumen. vs catechumenism →catechumenal 75% match — Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism. vs catechumenism →catechetics 74% match — Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation. vs catechumenism →