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CATECHIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does catechist mean?
• CATECHIST (noun)
The noun CATECHIST has 1 sense:
1. one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
Familiarity information: CATECHIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("catechist" is a kind of...):
instructor; teacher (a person whose occupation is teaching)
Derivation:
catechism (an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers)
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