catechism

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/

Noun

catechism (plural catechisms)

1. A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
2. A basic manual in some subject.
3. A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.
   • 1925, Countee Cullen, Yet Do I Marvel ↗

     Inscrutable His ways are, and immune

     To catechism by a mind too strewn

     With petty cares to slightly understand

     What awful brain compels His awful hand.

Translations

• French: catéchisme
• German: Katechismus
• Italian: catechismo
• Portuguese: catecismo
• Russian: катехи́зис
• Spanish: catecismo

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