catechist

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Recent Examples of catechist Reconciliation today Searching for a path forward, contemporary Sámi artist and Lutheran catechist Lars Levi Sunna began to produce church art that incorporated and celebrated pre-Christian Sámi symbols – some of the very traditions that had been demonized by clergy of the past. Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025 But Philip Siphong Onphitak, the village religious teacher, or catechist, assumed leadership of his flock, keeping up resistance until Dec. 16, when he was murdered in the jungle, reportedly by Boonlue. Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catechist
Noun
  • One of the men, like Baldwin, had been a boy preacher.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Gemma Pearson, a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine (Equine) and a lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Scotland, who was not involved in the study, praised the research.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Hughes is a partner with the law firm Epstein Becker Green and a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School.
    Richard Hughes IV, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Bud, the harried father and the parent readers get to know best, tracks the arrival and departure of cargo for Alabaster Harbor, a busy port owned by Paul Alabaster, a mysterious shipping heir and tech billionaire.
    Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
  • One of the license-plate-reader cameras near East County Line Road and South Colorado Boulevard in Highlands Ranch alerted Douglas County deputies to a match for the suspect’s vehicle, Weekly said.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Catechist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechist. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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