单词 | catechist |
释义 | catechistn. One whose duty is to catechize; a teacher of catechumens or in a catechetical school; a teacher appointed to give oral instruction in the elements of Christianity according to a catechism, or by question and answer; a native teacher in a mission church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] > one who performs fatherOE catechizerc1449 mystagoguec1540 oracle1548 catechist1564 guru1613 director1671 swami1901 1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Catech. & Other Pieces (1844) 9 The office of the catechist was not only to instruct and teach, but also to examine. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxviii. 240 Catechists, Exorcists, Readers, Singers. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. 82 I do not say that the mistress should set up for a catechist or preacher. 1725 Berriman Hist. Acc. Trinity 77 Clemens was the celebrated Schoolmaster and Catechist of Alexandria. 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris ii. 54 In the absence of the regular clergyman the catechist conducts the worship. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Nov. 5/2 The native catechist who accompanied the Bishop on that final mission. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1564 |
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