Meanings
nouncatechesis (countable and uncountable, plural catecheses)
plural catecheses
- countableuncountableReligious instruction given orally to catechumens.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekκατήχησις
- Latincatēchēsis
- Englishcatechesis
Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēsis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “sound through, instruct orally, catechise”).
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Chinese Mandarin 教理講授 /教理讲授
- 教理講授 /教理讲授 (jiàolǐ jiǎngshòu)religious instruction
Dutch catechese
- catechesereligious instruction
Esperanto kateĥizo, katekizo
- kateĥizoreligious instruction
- katekizoreligious instruction
French catéchèse
- catéchèsereligious instruction
German Katechese
- Katechesereligious instruction
Hungarian katekézis
- katekézisreligious instruction
Indonesian katekese
- katekesereligious instruction
Polish katecheza
- katechezareligious instruction
Portuguese catequese
- catequesereligious instruction
Romanian cateheză
- catehezăreligious instruction
Russian катехи́зис
- катехи́зис (katɛxízis)religious instruction
Spanish catequesis
- catequesisreligious instruction
Swahili katekesi
- katekesireligious instruction
Tagalog katekesis
- katekesisreligious instruction
Cite this entry
APA
catechesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catechesis
MLA
“catechesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catechesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catechesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catechesis.
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