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cat·echism (kat′ə kiz′əm)
noun
- a handbook of questions and answers for teaching the principles of a religion
- any similar handbook for teaching the fundamentals of a subject
- a formal series of questions; close questioning
- Obsolete catechesis
Etymology: LL(Ec) catechismus < Gr katēchismos < katēchizein, to catechize < katēchein: see catechetical
Related Forms:
- catechismal cat′·echis′·mal adjective
- catechistic cat′·echis′·tic (-kis′tik) adjective or catechistical cat′·echis′·ti·cal
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