catechetics
Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmationReligious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
(archaic, uncountable)The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικόςLearned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcatechism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable