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Catechumen vs Audient - What's the difference?

catechumen | audient |

As nouns the difference between catechumen and audient

is that catechumen is a convert to christianity under instruction before baptism; a young christian preparing for confirmation while audient is (obsolete) a hearer; especially , a catechumen in the early church.

As an adjective audient is

listening]], [[pay attention|paying attention.

catechumen

English

(wikipedia catechumen)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young Christian preparing for confirmation.
  • * 1963 , , V. :
    • Here in this room an old man had killed and boiled a catechumen , had committed sodomy with a rat, had discussed a rodent nunhood with V., a future saint – depending which story you listened to.

    audient

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Listening]], [[pay attention, paying attention.
  • * Elizabeth Browning
    • Audient souls.
  • * H.P. Lovecraft
    • Nyarlathotep...the crawling chaos...I am the last... I will tell the audient void...

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hearer; especially , a catechumen in the early Church.

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