a book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity
A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers
A summary or instruction of religious doctrine often found in the form of questions and answers The catechism of the Anglican Church was taught by parents, tutors, and clergymen to children, adults, and slaves
In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church. a set of questions and answers about the Christian religion that people learn in order to become full members of a church (catechismus, from , from katechein; CATECHIZE). Manual of religious instruction usually arranged in the form of questions and answers and used to instruct the young, win converts, and testify to the faith. The medieval catechism concentrated on the meaning of faith, hope, and charity. Later catechisms added other subjects and became more important following the Reformation and the invention of the printing press. Martin Luther's Small Catechism (1529) added discussions of baptism and the Eucharist. John Calvin published a children's catechism in 1542. The Anglican catechism is included in the Book of Common Prayer. The Baltimore Catechism (1885) is the Catholic catechism best known in the U.S. In 1992 the Vatican issued a new universal Catechism of the Catholic Church
an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
Catechism is a derivative of the Latin word chatechismus meaning a handbook of questions and answers To catechize is to teach or instruct using the repetition of questions and answers
A summary of doctrine and instruction, teaching the Orthodox faith in the form of questions and answers The catechetical or Sunday school of each parish is responsible for such instruction of children or other faithful