From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcatechismcat‧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 We were taught to recite the catechism.
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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; CATECHIZE 