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Catechise
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What's The Definition Of Catechise?
[v] examine through questioning and answering
[v] give religious instructions to Synonyms | Synonyms for Catechise: catechize Related Terms | Find terms related to Catechise: See Also | examine | instruct | learn | teach Catechise In Webster's Dictionary \Cat"e*chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catechised}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Catechising}.] [L. catechizare, Gr. ?, equiv.
to ? to resound, sound a thing into one's ears, impress it
upon one by word of mouth; ? + ? to sound, ? a sound.]
1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, 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.
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