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catechist

noun

Definition of catechist

as in preacher

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Recent Examples of catechist While women cannot be ordained as priests or deacons, they are not forbidden from teaching the faith as theologians, catechists and scholars. — Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 Lacchin was quietly transferred to a nearby mission; his driver and a catechist at Archer’s Post, Benjamin Ekwam, was chosen to marry Sabina. — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019 Thunder Bar, chief of police at the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota; George Fire Thunder, an English-speaking catechist in the Episcopal Church; and Kicking Bear, a Lakota Sioux who had fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. — Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018

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John Lewis Dyer, an itinerant Methodist preacher, arrived with the earliest prospectors in 1862.

— John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
Videos posted on social media show street preachers speaking with multiple police officers outside the event.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

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Hosted by Harvard Business School senior lecturer Reza Satchu, the show features intimate conversations with some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, including Reese Witherspoon, Kevin O’Leary, Galen Weston, and more.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 July 2026
Urania Chiu, a lecturer in law at Oxford Brookes University in England, said clear comparisons between Hong Kong and Macao are difficult because Au is the first person arrested under the casino city's security law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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Within 15 minutes, the city’s license plate readers led officers to the vehicle and the suspect, who has since been revealed to be Saleem Martin.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Riccio points out oftentimes the license plates to legal vehicles are removed or blocked, which keeps them from being traced on license plate readers.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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