Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAT'E-CHIST
CAT'E-CHISMCAT-E-CHIS'TIC, or CAT-E-CHIS'TIC-AL
CAT'E-CHIST, n. [Gr. κατηχιστης.]
One who instructs viva voce, or by question and answer; a catechiser; one appointed by the church to instruct in the principles of religion.
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