catechesis

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catechesis

  • /ˌkætəˈkiːsɪs/

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Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēsis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “sound through, instruct orally, catechise”).

noun catecheses

  1. countable, uncountable Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

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noun religious instruction

Españolcatequesis
中文教理講授 /教理讲授 jiàolǐ jiǎngshòu
Kiswahilikatekesi
Portuguêscatequese
Françaiscatéchèse
DeutschKatechese
Românăcateheză
Русскийкатехи́зис katɛxízis

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"catechesis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catechesis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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catechesis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catechesis

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"catechesis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catechesis.

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@misc{catechesis_2026,
  title = {catechesis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catechesis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}