catechetic

English

Alternative forms

catechetick [17th–18th centuries]

Etymology

From the Latin catēchēticus, from the Ancient Greek κᾰτηχητῐκός (katēkhētikós), from κᾰτηχητής (katēkhētḗs, “oral instructor”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: kă'tēkēʹtĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌkatiːˈkiːtɪk/

Adjective

catechetic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to catechesis.
In accordance with the catechism of a church.

Related terms

catechetics (plurale tantum)

References

“catechetic, a. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

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