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Definition of catechism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catechism

noun
 
/ˈkætəkɪzəm/
 
/ˈkætəkɪzəm/
[usually singular]
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  1. a set of questions and answers that are used for teaching people about the beliefs of the Christian religion
  2. a set of fixed questions, answers or instructions
    • The universal catechism for tackling the disease is ‘test, trace, treat, isolate’.
  3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin catechismus, from ecclesiastical Greek, from katēkhizein from katēkhein ‘instruct orally, make hear’.
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