catechize
verb (used with object)
to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
catechizer
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a word derived from
catechize.
Example Sentences
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"Never mind the catechizer," said Jake; "I'll conduct a newspaper, I will, for Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs never see the day I could n't conduct anything."
From Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us by John S. (John Stowell) Adams
Mrs. Dyke was the catechized instead of the catechizer, and it was an unaccustomed role, but she bore it like a soldier.
From The Right Knock A Story by Helen Van-Anderson
