Catechist meaning

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A person who catechizes, especially one who instructs catechumens in preparation for admission into a Christian church.
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A person who catechizes, esp. one who instructs catechumens.
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(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.
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Origin of catechist

  • French catechiste from Old French from Late Latin catēchista from Late Greek katēkhistēs from katēkhizein to teach by word of mouth catechize

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Catechist Sentence Examples

  • At the latter is a Church of England mission station under a native Indian catechist attached to the diocese of Rangoon.

  • Canon 18 of the Code of 1870 recognizes the offices of catechist, reader and sub-deacon (Wirzmann, The English Church and People in South Africa, p. 223 et seq.).

  • Augustine's treatise was written at the request of a catechist, named Deogratias, who had asked him for advice.

  • The book did have extraneous content such as when David meets a catechist.

  • As catechist at his college he read lectures on the Decalogue, which, both on their delivery and on their publication (in 1630), created much interest.

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