Shorter Catechism

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noun

one of the two catechisms established by the Westminster Assembly in 1647, used chiefly in Presbyterian churches.

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As soon as Jaco [Pastorius] told me that Wayne [Shorter] would be there, I was on it right away!
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British Dictionary definitions for Shorter Catechism

Shorter Catechism

noun

mainly Presbyterian Church the more widely used and influential of two catechisms of religious instruction drawn up in 1647

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