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catechesis

cat·e·che·sis [ kàttə kssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
religious instruction: religious instruction given in advance of baptism or confirmation

[Early 17th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin< Greek katēkhēsis "instruction by word of mouth" < katēkhein (see catechize)]

cat·e·chet·i·cal [ kàttə kéttik'l ] adjective
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