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# catechism

«catechism» in Mova's school dictionary: **A summary of the main beliefs of a Christian church, set…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a catechism, catechisms)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A summary of the main beliefs of a Christian church, set out as questions and answers, used to teach the faith. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#m1)

2) (church) Lessons in which children or new members learn these beliefs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#m2)

3) A set of questions asked one after another, like a test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Met in church life: children learn the catechism before First Communion or Confirmation. It tells the reader someone is learning the beliefs of their faith. Phrases: the Catholic catechism, learn the catechism, catechism class.

### examples

- My cousin goes to catechism class on Saturdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x1)
- The catechism asks, "Who made you?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x2)
- She learned the catechism before her Confirmation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x3)
- The priest taught the catechism to the children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x4)
- Our church gives every family a copy of the catechism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x5)
- Grandma still remembers her catechism from long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x6)
- Mum put me through a catechism of questions about where I'd been. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/#x7)

### note

Pronounced KAT-a-kiz-um. Countable. Related: catechist (teacher of it), catechise. The last sense is a playful use for many questions.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «catechism» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.