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catechism

noun

/ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/

Meaning

A summary of religious principles often in the form of questions and answers; also a set of fixed questions or beliefs.

The priest taught the children the catechism every Sunday.

doctrine, teaching, creed, dogma

heresy, disbelief

Catholic catechism, teach catechism, study catechism, catechism class

the collection and study of postage stamps

a person who practices necromancy; a wizard or magician who claims to communicate with the dead

a small marine crustacean with a slender body and long legs

Something left or handed down by a predecessor; heritage or inheritance.

a small container, often used in Christian liturgy to carry the consecrated host

a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals