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noun
Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
Topics: education
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History
Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).
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