"catechist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌkaː.teːˈxɪst/, /ˌkaː.təˈxɪst/ Audio: Nl-catechist.ogg Forms: catechisten [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: Borrowed from Latin catechista. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|la|catechista}} Latin catechista Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|-}} catechist m (plural catechisten)
  1. catechist Tags: masculine Synonyms: catecheet Related terms: catechismus
    Sense id: en-catechist-nl-noun-jMbiAv18 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Forms: catechists [plural]
Etymology: See catechize. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Categories (topical): Christianity, Roman Catholicism Derived forms: catechistic Translations (Translations): katecheta [masculine] (Czech), kateket [common-gender] (Danish), catecheet [masculine] (Dutch), catechist [masculine] (Dutch), kateĥisto (Esperanto), katekizisto (Esperanto), katekeetta (Finnish), Katechet [masculine] (German), Katechetin [feminine] (German), κατηχητής (katichitís) [masculine] (Greek), katekis (Indonesian), catechista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), catēchista [masculine] (Latin), katekita (Maori), kaikatikīhama (Maori), katecheta [masculine] (Polish), katechetka [feminine] (Polish), catequista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), catihet [masculine] (Romanian), катехиза́тор (katexizátor) [masculine] (Russian), catequista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), katekista (Swahili), kateket [common-gender] (Swedish), giáo lý viên (Vietnamese), giáo lí viên (Vietnamese), katachet [masculine] (Vilamovian)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "kaikatikīhama"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "katecheta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "katechetka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "catequista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "catihet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "katexizátor",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "катехиза́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "catequista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "katekista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kateket"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "giáo lý viên"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "giáo lí viên"
    },
    {
      "code": "wym",
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "katachet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "catechist"
}

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