catechetical

[ kat-i-ket-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌkæt ɪˈkɛt ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to catechesis.

pertaining to teaching by question and answer.

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Also cat·e·chet·ic

[kat-i-ket-ik] /ˌkæt ɪˈkɛt ɪk/ .

Origin of catechetical

1610–20; <late Medieval Latin catēchētic(us) (<Greek katēchē- (see catechesis) + Medieval Latin -ticus-tic) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM catechetical

cat·e·chet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby catechetical

catcon, cat cracker, cat door, cate, catechesis, catechetical, catechin, catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol

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How to use catechetical in a sentence

Its catechetical form, and the somewhat formal composure of its style, did not strike past readers as defects.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
This they injected into their congregations and especially into the children who attended their catechetical instruction.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth
Somnolent invocation, less somnolent recognition, incipient excitation, catechetical interrogation.
Ulysses|James Joyce
On such a basis, moral education is inevitably reduced to some kind of catechetical instruction, or lessons about morals.
Democracy and Education|John Dewey

Does not the patrimony of my good wife endow me better than ten Catechetical Professorships?
Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for catechetical

catechetical

catechetic

/ (ˌkætɪˈkɛtɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to teaching by question and answer

Derived forms of catechetical

catechetically, adverb

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