catechetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
  2. The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.

Word forms

catechetics

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).

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