Meanings
nouncatechist (plural catechists)
plural catechists
- ChristianityOne 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.
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.
1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), pages 48-49
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Czech katecheta
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Danish kateket
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Dutch catecheet, catechist
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Esperanto kateĥisto, katekizisto
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Finnish katekeetta
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German Katechet, Katechetin
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Greek κατηχητής
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Indonesian katekis
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Italian catechista
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Latin catēchista
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Māori katekita, kaikatikīhama
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Polish katecheta, katechetka
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Portuguese catequista
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Romanian catihet
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Russian катехиза́тор
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Spanish catequista
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Swahili katekista
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Swedish kateket
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Vietnamese giáo lý viên, giáo lí viên
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Cite this entry
APA
catechist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catechist
MLA
“catechist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catechist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catechist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catechist.
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