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catechistic

  • a word derived from catechist.
    catechist
    noun
    a person who catechizes.
  • a word derived from catechize.
    catechize
    verb (used with object)
    to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.

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The novel is an account of an awakening to good and evil, and a faint catechistic flavor may have been inevitable.

From Time ● Feb. 3, 2015

It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2013

Throughout his twelve-day tour of Latin America, Pope John Paul II hewed to a delicately balanced, catechistic course.

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