Catechism
noun
A written series of questions and answers used to teach religious beliefs.
The pupils were made to memorize and recite the catechism.

Often appears as...
- recite the catechism
- learn the catechism
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Religious
noun
A book or manual containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, in the form of questions and answers.
The priest provided me with a catechism book to understand the principles of the Catholic faith.

Often appears as...
- catechism book
- read the catechism
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Religious
noun
A series of fixed questions or formulas used for a systematic instruction.
The driving instructor put me through a real catechism about road safety regulations.

Often appears as...
- catechism of rules
- survival catechism
noun
A written series of questions and answers used to teach religious beliefs.
The pupils were made to memorize and recite the catechism.

Often appears as...
- recite the catechism
- learn the catechism
Usage tips
Religious
noun
A book or manual containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, in the form of questions and answers.
The priest provided me with a catechism book to understand the principles of the Catholic faith.

Often appears as...
- catechism book
- read the catechism
Usage tips
Religious
noun
A series of fixed questions or formulas used for a systematic instruction.
The driving instructor put me through a real catechism about road safety regulations.

Often appears as...
- catechism of rules
- survival catechism
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Religious Origin
Catechism originated in religion, and it still holds strong ties to those roots.

Catechism classes are common in Christian churches.
Memorization Tool
Catechism can be a memorization tool to learn faith basics.

The students used the catechism to memorize the Ten Commandments.
Question-Answer Format
Catechism utilizes a question-and-answer format to promote interactive learning.

Her catechism involved questions about religious symbols.
Religious Origin
Catechism originated in religion, and it still holds strong ties to those roots.

Catechism classes are common in Christian churches.
Memorization Tool
Catechism can be a memorization tool to learn faith basics.

The students used the catechism to memorize the Ten Commandments.
Question-Answer Format
Catechism utilizes a question-and-answer format to promote interactive learning.

Her catechism involved questions about religious symbols.
Religious Origin
Catechism originated in religion, and it still holds strong ties to those roots.

Catechism classes are common in Christian churches.
Memorization Tool
Catechism can be a memorization tool to learn faith basics.

The students used the catechism to memorize the Ten Commandments.
Question-Answer Format
Catechism utilizes a question-and-answer format to promote interactive learning.

Her catechism involved questions about religious symbols.
Video examples
A global pandemic calls...
swine flu, bird flu, West Nile, we can begin almost a catechism and listen to all the cacophony of these names. But there were 30 to 50 novel viruses that jumped into human beings. And I'm afraid, looking forward, we are in the age of pandemics, we have to behave like that,
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A global pandemic calls...
swine flu, bird flu, West Nile, we can begin almost a catechism and listen to all the cacophony of these names. But there were 30 to 50 novel viruses that jumped into human beings. And I'm afraid, looking forward, we are in the age of pandemics, we have to behave like that,
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Kevin DeYoung
American Theologian
A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers. Many Protestant confessional traditions, like Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Reformed, have used catechisms for centuries. Initially, most catechisms were intended for children.

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Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
Little by little, not without astonishment, I rediscovered the great names of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, who had been the master thinkers of my grandfather and other Mexican liberals. They did no offer me a doctrine or a catechism: they were and they are a source, an inspiration.

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Stephen J. Dubner
American Journalist
We took our Catholicism very seriously. We never missed Mass; our father was a lector, and both our parents taught catechism. At 3 in the afternoon on Good Friday, we gathered in the living room for 10 minutes of silence in front of a painting of the Crucifixion.

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Matteo Salvini
Italian Politician
We apply the catechism by opening Italy's doors to women and children who come here legally on aeroplanes, but no more men on rubber dinghies. We will help them grow up and work in their own countries. Let's spend in Africa the money that needs to be spent.

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Rocco Buttiglione
American Politician
I support non-discrimination for homosexuals, but I think, or at least I have the right to think - without saying whether I think it or not - I have the right to think, along with the catechism of the Catholic Church, that homosexuality is morally wrong.

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Tim Allen
American Comedian
I like Pixie Sticks. Yeah, screw the middle man. Just a tube of sugar... I'd pour two of those in a big 12 ounce coke. And I'd go out to catechism class and try to concentrate on the priest. I saw Jesus several times. I swear I did.

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Kevin DeYoung
American Theologian
When we use old confessions and catechisms, we help teach our people that their faith is an old faith, shared by millions over many centuries. We also help them realize that other Christians have asked the same questions.

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Matteo Salvini
Italian Politician
The catechism says rich nations should welcome strangers within the limits of the possible. In Italy, we have reached the limits of the possible.

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Claudio Hummes
Brazilian Clergyman
The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

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Kevin DeYoung
American Theologian
A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers. Many Protestant confessional traditions, like Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Reformed, have used catechisms for centuries. Initially, most catechisms were intended for children.

Quote examples
Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
Little by little, not without astonishment, I rediscovered the great names of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, who had been the master thinkers of my grandfather and other Mexican liberals. They did no offer me a doctrine or a catechism: they were and they are a source, an inspiration.

Quote examples
Stephen J. Dubner
American Journalist
We took our Catholicism very seriously. We never missed Mass; our father was a lector, and both our parents taught catechism. At 3 in the afternoon on Good Friday, we gathered in the living room for 10 minutes of silence in front of a painting of the Crucifixion.

Quote examples
Matteo Salvini
Italian Politician
We apply the catechism by opening Italy's doors to women and children who come here legally on aeroplanes, but no more men on rubber dinghies. We will help them grow up and work in their own countries. Let's spend in Africa the money that needs to be spent.

Quote examples
Rocco Buttiglione
American Politician
I support non-discrimination for homosexuals, but I think, or at least I have the right to think - without saying whether I think it or not - I have the right to think, along with the catechism of the Catholic Church, that homosexuality is morally wrong.

Quote examples
Tim Allen
American Comedian
I like Pixie Sticks. Yeah, screw the middle man. Just a tube of sugar... I'd pour two of those in a big 12 ounce coke. And I'd go out to catechism class and try to concentrate on the priest. I saw Jesus several times. I swear I did.

Quote examples
Kevin DeYoung
American Theologian
When we use old confessions and catechisms, we help teach our people that their faith is an old faith, shared by millions over many centuries. We also help them realize that other Christians have asked the same questions.

Quote examples
Matteo Salvini
Italian Politician
The catechism says rich nations should welcome strangers within the limits of the possible. In Italy, we have reached the limits of the possible.

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Claudio Hummes
Brazilian Clergyman
The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

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