cat‧e‧chis‧m /ˈkætəˌkɪz
əm, ˈkætɪˌkɪz
əm/
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:
We were taught to recite the catechism. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲