Definition of "catechist" [cat•e•chist]

• A person who catechizes, especially one who instructs catechumens in preparation for admission into a Christian church. (noun)

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• ""See, it says here that being a catechist is a vocation that requires careful discernment."
• "Sadly, I have heard a catechist instruct a group to stick their tongue out like a frog; it then became a joke among them."
• "As a young person, I was beat up on a daily basis in middle school and high school; I was denied the right to start a gay-straight alliance in a public high school; and my ability to effectively serve as a catechist for the Archdiocese was questioned by those who felt my sexuality served as an "impediment.""