catechist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See catechize.
Noun
[edit]catechist (plural catechists)
- (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.
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[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin catechista.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]catechist m (plural catechisten)
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[edit]- → Indonesian: katekis
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