catechist

See catechize.

catechist (plural catechists)

1. (Christianity) One who practices catechesis, i.e., catechizes catechumens; a teacher who instructs students in the doctrines of a particular Christian denomination typically in preparation for confirmation.
   • 1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), pages 48-49:

     Now he was not only a lay reader but a pastor’s warden although Umuaro did not have a pastor as yet, only a catechist.

• Sacchetti, catches it, catchiest

Borrowed from Latin catechista.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.teːˈxɪst/, /ˌkaː.təˈxɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧te‧chist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

catechist m (plural catechisten)

1. catechist

   Synonym: catecheet

• catechismus

• → Indonesian: katekis