Definition of Catechesis

1. Noun. Oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation).

Generic synonyms: Instruction, Pedagogy, Teaching
Derivative terms: Catechetic, Catechetical

Definition of Catechesis

1. Noun. religious instruction given orally to catechumens ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Catechesis

1. [n -CHESES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catechesis

catchwater
catchwaters
catchweed
catchweeds
catchweight
catchword
catchwords
catchwork
catchy
catclaw
catclaws
catdom
cate
catechase
catecheses
catechesis (current term)
catechetic
catechetical
catechetical instruction
catechetically
catechetick
catechetics
catechin
catechine
catechines
catechinic acid
catechins
catechise
catechised
catechiser

Literary usage of Catechesis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Apology and Polemic in the New Testament: The Bohlen Lectures, 1915 by Andrew Duff Heffern (1922)
"THE PRIMITIVE catechesis INDICATIONS of an instruction preparatory to baptism, are of frequent occurrence in the New Testament; yet its prevalence is ..."

2. The English Review (1846)
"Charles Wordsworth's catechesis. 32. Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister prohibited. Evidence before the Commission, &c. by Dr. Pusey. 33. ..."

3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"This can not be intellectual only; for catechesis is to lead to ... catechesis. They come from Christian surroundings and possess already a certain ..."

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