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# catechism

noun (a catechism, catechisms)

«catechism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A summary of the main beliefs of a Christian church, set out as questions and answers, used to teach the faith. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#m1)
2. (church) Lessons in which children or new members learn these beliefs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#m2)
3. A set of questions asked one after another, like a test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#m3)

### In the lessons

Met in church life: children learn the catechism before First Communion or Confirmation. It tells the reader someone is learning the beliefs of their faith. Phrases: the Catholic catechism, learn the catechism, catechism class.

### Examples

- My cousin goes to catechism class on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x1)
- The catechism asks, "Who made you?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x2)
- She learned the catechism before her Confirmation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x3)
- The priest taught the catechism to the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x4)
- Our church gives every family a copy of the catechism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x5)
- Grandma still remembers her catechism from long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x6)
- Mum put me through a catechism of questions about where I'd been. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced KAT-a-kiz-um. Countable. Related: catechist (teacher of it), catechise. The last sense is a playful use for many questions.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «catechism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«catechism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/catechism.html) on Mova free.