catechist
pronunciation
How to pronounce catechist in British English:
UK ['kætɪkɪst]
How to pronounce catechist in American English:
US ['kætəkɪst]
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- Noun:
- one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism
Word Origin
- catechist (n.)
- 1560s, from Church Latin catechista, from Greek katekhistes "one who catechizes," from katekhizein "to teach orally" (see catechize). Related: Catechistic; catechistical.
Example
- 1. This I found to be another catechist , but of a different order from the blind man of mull .
- 2. The two great rules of interpretation laid sown by the alexandria catechist , taken by themselves and independently of erroneous applications , are proof against criticism .