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catechists

catechists is the plural of catechist.

Meaning of catechist

Noun

catechist (plural catechists)

  1. 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.
    • 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.1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), pages 48-49

Questions about catechists

What is catechists the plural of?
Catechists is the plural of catechist.

Words near catechists in the dictionary

  1. catechisms
  2. catechist
  3. catechistic
  4. catechistical
  5. catechistically
  6. catechists
  7. catechizable
  8. catechization
  9. catechizations
  10. catechize
  11. catechized

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