"catechist" meaning in English

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Noun

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), katekîst [feminine, masculine] (Northern Kurdish), 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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