catechetics
Meanings
noun
- Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
- The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.
Word forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).
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