catechetics

noun — 2 senses

catechetics

noun

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).

1

Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.

2

Education Archaic The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.

Related terms
catechism

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