Ecclesiastical and religious uses. A male religious teacher, counsellor, or leader regarded as having a paternal relationship with those whom he…

One who catechizes, or teaches by a catechism; a catechist; one who interrogates systematically.

In ancient Greece: a person who gave preparatory instruction to candidates for initiation into the Eleusinian or other mysteries. More generally: a…

gen. A vehicle or medium of divine communication; a person who or thing which expounds or interprets the will of God, or a god; a divine teacher.

One whose duty is to catechize; a teacher of catechumens or in a catechetical school; a teacher appointed to give oral instruction in the…

A Hindu spiritual teacher or head of a religious sect. Also in gen. or trivial use: an influential teacher; a mentor; a pundit.

Ecclesiastical (chiefly Roman Catholic Church). An ecclesiastic holding the position of spiritual adviser to some particular person or society.

A title for a Hindu religious teacher.