"catechism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-catechism.wav Forms: catechisms [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin catechismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, resound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|catechismus}} Late Latin catechismus, {{der|en|grc|*κατηχισμός}} Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} catechism (plural catechisms)
  1. A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. Categories (topical): Books, Christianity Translations (book summarizing the principles of Christianity): catecismu [masculine] (Asturian), катэхі́зіс (katexízis) (Belarusian), catecisme [masculine] (Catalan), katekisima (Chichewa), 教義問答 /教义问答 (jiàoyì wèndá) (Chinese Mandarin), katechismus [masculine] (Czech), katechizmus [masculine] (Czech), katekismus [neuter] (Danish), catechismus [masculine] (Dutch), katekismo (Esperanto), katekismus (Finnish), catéchisme [masculine] (French), catecismo [masculine] (Galician), Katechismus [masculine] (German), κατήχηση (katíchisi) [feminine] (Greek), katekizmus (Hungarian), katekismus (Indonesian), teagasc Críostaí [masculine] (Irish), catechismo [masculine] (Italian), カテキズム (katekizumu) (Japanese), 公教要理 (kōkyō yōri) (alt: こうきょうようり) (Japanese), katehisms [masculine] (Latvian), katķisms [masculine] (Latvian), катихи́зис (katihízis) [masculine] (Macedonian), katikīhama (Maori), caticème [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), katekisme [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), katekisme [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), katechizm [masculine] (Polish), catecismo [masculine] (Portuguese), catehism [neuter] (Romanian), катехи́зис (katexízis) [masculine] (Russian), leabhar-cheist [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), catecismo [masculine] (Spanish), katekisimu (Swahili), katekes [common-gender] (Swedish), катехі́зис (katexízys) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. A basic manual in some subject.
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  3. A set of questions designed to determine knowledge. Translations (set of questions): 問答集 /问答集 (wèndájí) (Chinese Mandarin), κατήχηση (katíchisi) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-catechism-en-noun-hDpHALPJ Disambiguation of 'set of questions': 6 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: categise [archaic, pronunciation-spelling, rare] Derived forms: catechismal Related terms: catechesis, catechetical, catechist, catechistic, catechize, catechumen

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