catechetical
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of catechetical
1610–20; < late Medieval Latin catēchētic ( us ) (< Greek katēchē- ( see catechesis) + Medieval Latin -ticus -tic ) + -al 1
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They involve dedicated space, children-led prayer and wooden tools and toys that are intended to be “tactile and beautiful,” according to Sister Joan Curtin, director of the catechetical office of the Archdiocese of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2015
He boycotted the Dutch church's official catechetical institute and its counseling center for troubled priests and nuns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two months ago, however, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith concluded that Christ Among Us "was unsuitable as a catechetical text" and could not be made otherwise even with "substantial revisions."
From Time Magazine Archive
The division of the Creed into three articles instead of the traditional twelve marks an epoch in the development of catechetical instruction.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin
The acquisition of this arcanum was regarded as the most essential element in the catechetical discipline, and marked off its possessors from the rest of the world.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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