. "In ecclesiology, a catechumen (/\u02CCk\u00E6t\u0268\u02C8kju\u02D0m\u0259n, -m\u025Bn/; via Latin catechumenus from Greek \u03BA\u03B1\u03C4\u03B7\u03C7\u03BF\u03CD\u03BC\u03B5\u03BD\u03BF\u03C2 kat\u0113khoumenos, \"one being instructed\", from \u03BA\u03B1\u03C4\u03AC kata, \"down\" and \u1F26\u03C7\u03BF\u03C2 \u0113khos, \"sound\") is a person receiving instruction from a catechist in the principles of the Christian religion with a view to baptism. The title and practice is most often used by Orthodox Christians and by Roman Catholics."@en .