catechism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cat·e·chis·m /ˈkætəˌkɪzəm/ noun [singular] RRCa set of questions and answers about the Christian religion that people learn in order to become full members of a church 〔基督教的〕教理问答，教义问答 We were taught to recite the catechism. 我们学会背诵教义问答。
Examples from the Corpus
catechism• Indeed, learning science is like learning a catechism.• For the next few years, Sister Teresa taught geography, history and catechism, and performed several other duties besides.• I had recently begun catechism classes in preparation for my first communion.• I studied the lists of heresies at the back of my catechism.• Some traditional catechism to charm out the identity of a lover?• They are probably those with which your catechism class does not help.Origin catechism (1500-1600) Late Latin catechismus, from Greek, from katechein; CATECHIZEcat·e·chis·m nounChineseSyllable
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catechism
cat‧e‧chis‧m /ˈkætəˌkɪzəm, ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/
noun [singular]
We were taught to recite the catechism.
cat‧e‧chis‧m /ˈkætəˌkɪzəm, ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/
noun [singular] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: catechismus, from Greek, from katechein; CATECHIZE
a set of questions and answers about the Christian religion that people learn in order to become full members of a church:Language: Late Latin
Origin: catechismus, from Greek, from katechein; CATECHIZE