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catechist

noun
cat·​e·​chist | \ ˈka-tə-kist How to pronounce catechist (audio) \

Definition of catechist

: one that catechizes: such as
a : a teacher of catechumens
b : a native in a missionary district who does Christian teaching

Examples of catechist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Thunder Bar, chief of police at the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota; George Fire Thunder, an English-speaking catechist in the Episcopal Church; and Kicking Bear, a Lakota Sioux who had fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. — Washington Post, "Those carved faces on the Q Street Bridge? Meet the real person they’re based on.," 31 Jan. 2018

First Known Use of catechist

circa 1563, in the meaning defined above

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