cat|e|chism

cat|e|chism
cat|e|chism «KAT uh kihz uhm», noun.
1. a) a book of questions and answers about religion, used for teaching religious doctrine, especially of a given church: »

Each student in Sunday school was handed a catechism.

b) the series of questions and answers in such a book: »

The older Sunday school students knew the catechism by heart.

2. a set of questions and answers about any subject.
3. Figurative. a long or formal set of questions: »

Candidates for political office are often given a catechism by the party they belong to. “Yes, Mother,” I answer, and we begin an unvarying catechism that ends after ten minutes (New Yorker).

╂[< Late Latin catēchismus < Greek katēchízein teach orally; see etym. under catechize (Cf. ↑catechize)]

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  • cat·e·chism — /ˈkætəˌkızəm/ noun, pl chisms 1 [noncount] : a collection of questions and answers that are used to teach people about the Christian religion They went to school to learn their catechism. He taught catechism at Sunday school. 2 [count] : a book… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chism — an·ar·chism; an·or·chism; an·thro·po·psy·chism; hi·er·ar·chism; jo·a·chism; mon·a·chism; mon·ar·chism; or·chism; poly·ar·chism; psy·chism; psy·cho·pan·ny·chism; syn·ec·do·chism; syn·e·chism; syn·or·chism; ty·chism; cat·e·chism; cryp·tor·chism;… …   English syllables

  • catechism — cat·e·chism …   English syllables

  • catechism — cat•e•chism [[t]ˈkæt ɪˌkɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) rel an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of a Christian religion, in the form of questions and answers 2) catechetical instruction 3) gov a series of formal questions used as a test or …   From formal English to slang

  • catechism — cat|e|chism [ kætə,kızəm ] noun singular a set of questions and answers, especially a formal way of teaching people about the Christian religion …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • Catechism — Cat e*chism ( k[i^]z m), n. [L. catechismus, fr. Gr. See {Catechise}.] 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers. [1913 Webster] 2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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