catechism

== English == === Alternative forms === categise (eye dialect, archaic, rare) === Etymology === From Late Latin catechismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, resound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/ === Noun === catechism (plural catechisms) A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. A basic manual in some subject. A set of questions designed to determine knowledge. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with cataclysm. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “catechism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “catechism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === schematic == Romanian == === Noun === catechism n (plural catechisme) obsolete form of catehism ==== Declension ==== === References === catechism in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN