catechist

English

Etymology

See catechize.

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.
   • 1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), pages 48-49:

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Czech: katecheta m
• Danish: kateket c
• Dutch: catecheet (nl) m, catechist (nl) m
• Esperanto: kateĥisto, katekizisto
• Finnish: katekeetta (fi)
• German: Katechet (de) m, Katechetin (de) f
• Greek: κατηχητής (el) m (katichitís)
• Indonesian: katekis (id)
• Italian: catechista (it) m or f
• Latin: catēchista m
• Maori: katekita, kaikatikīhama
• Polish: katecheta (pl) m, katechetka (pl) f
• Portuguese: catequista (pt) m or f
• Romanian: catihet (ro) m
• Russian: катехиза́тор (ru) m (katexizátor)
• Spanish: catequista m or f
• Swahili: katekista (sw)
• Swedish: kateket (sv) c
• Vilamovian: katachet m

Anagrams

• Sacchetti, catches it, catchiest

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catechista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.teːˈxɪst/, /ˌkaː.təˈxɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧te‧chist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

catechist m (plural catechisten)

1. catechist

   Synonym: catecheet

Related terms

• catechismus

Descendants

• → Indonesian: katekis