from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb To teach the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and ethics by means of questions and answers.
transitive verb To question or examine closely or methodically.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun A catechism.
To instruct orally by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections; specifically, so to instruct on points of Christian doctrine.
To question; interrogate, especially in a minute or impertinent manner; examine or try by questions.
Also spelled catechise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb See catechise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb To give oral instruction, especially of religion; now specifically by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
verb To question at length.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb examine through questioning and answering
verb give religious instructions to
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English catecizen, from Old French catechiser, from Medieval Latin catēchizāre, from Late Greek katēkhizein, from Greek katēkhein : kata-, down, off, out; see cata– + ēkhein, to sound (from ēkhē, sound).]
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From Latin catechizare, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζειν, from κατηχέω (katēkheō, "to teach (orally)"), from κατά (kata, "down") + ἠχέω (ēcheō, "to sound, to resound").
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Examples
I received training in this method to catechize children aged 3-6 some years ago, and although I haven't taught in an Atrium in years, knowing the method continues to illuminate my thinking in this area.
I received training in this method to catechize children aged 3-6 some years ago, and although I haven't taught in an Atrium in years, knowing the method continues to illuminate my thinking in this area.
It was a sad spectacle of the 19th century that some missionaries carrying crosses also felt compelled to catechize foreigners in European cultural distinctives.
It was a sad spectacle of the 19th century that some missionaries carrying crosses also felt compelled to catechize foreigners in European cultural distinctives.
For the rest of her life, Brise did just that, trudging across the untamed frontier to catechize children, build a school and found an order of Franciscan sisters.
As the wife of an elite male householder, a widow, or (like Mary and Elizabeth) an heiress, elite women were expected to exercise authority over all servants, to dispense patronage (even if this meant little more than influencing their husbands), and catechize the children of the household "family."
For the rest of her life, Brise did just that, trudging across the untamed frontier to catechize children, build a school and found an order of Franciscan sisters.
Hopefully when we do we'll be focused on an authentic agiornamiento that will revitalize the Church's mission to evangelize non-Catholics and re-catechize/catechize nominal ones.
minerva commented on the word catechize
Here follows a copy of her letter: Thou wilt see by it, that every little monkey is to catechize me.
Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
December 14, 2007