Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

catechist


cat·e·chist

noun \ˈka-tə-kist\

Definition of CATECHIST

: one that catechizes: as a : a teacher of catechumens b : a native in a missionary district who does Christian teaching

First Known Use of CATECHIST

circa 1563

Rhymes with CATECHIST

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: catechize
Previous Word in the Dictionary: catechism
All Words Near: catechist

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up catechist? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).