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(Christianity) 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.
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Catechist means (Christianity) 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..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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