# catechetics

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
2. The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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