Defn: The act of catechising.
CATECHISE
Cat"e*chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catechised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Catechising.] Etym: [L. catechizare, Gr.
1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answeres, and offering explanations and corrections, — esp. in regard to points of religious faith.
2. To question or interrogate; to examine or try by questions; — sometimes with a view to reproof, by eliciting from a person answers which condemn his own conduct. Swift.
CATECHISER
Cat"e*chi`ser, n.
Defn: One who catechises.
CATECHISM
Cat"e*chism, n. Etym: [L. catechismus, fr. Gr. See Catechise.]
1. A form of instruction by means of questions answers.
2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers. The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms. Hooker. The Larger Catechism, The Shorter Catechism. See Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.
CATECHISMAL
Cat`e*chis"mal, a.