Dictionary

catechesis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkætəˈkiːsɪs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēsis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “sound through, instruct orally, catechise”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

Forms

Relateds

catechize · catechetics · catechism · catechist · catechumen · catechise

Translations (17)

sw katekesi (religious instruction) · nl catechese (religious instruction) · gl catequese (religious instruction) · eo kateĥizo (religious instruction) · id katekese (religious instruction) · pt catequese (religious instruction) · cmn 教理講授 /教理讲授 (religious instruction) · pi sutamaya (religious instruction) · de Katechese (religious instruction) · eo katekizo (religious instruction) · tl katekesis (religious instruction) · fr catéchèse (religious instruction) · pl katecheza (religious instruction) · hu katekézis (religious instruction) · ro cateheză (religious instruction) · ru катехи́зис (religious instruction) · es catequesis (religious instruction)