catechise

ˈkætɪkaɪz

Definition of catechise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

Christian instruction

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instruct someone in the principles of Christian religion

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The priest will catechise the confirmation candidates next week..

instruct

teach

education

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examine through questioning and answering

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The teacher catechised the students on the lesson.

interrogate

quiz

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Origin of catechise

Greek, katēkhein (to instruct) + -izein (to make)

Examples of catechise in a sentence

They catechise the children every Sunday afternoon.
The priest catechised the children before confirmation.
She catechised him on his beliefs during the debate.

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French:catéchiser, interroger, ...
German:katechisieren, befragen, ...
Italian:catechizzare, interrogare, ...
Spanish:catequizar, interrogar, ...
Portuguese:catequizar, interrogar, ...
Chinese:讲授教理, 提问, ...
Japanese:教理問答をする, 質問する, ...
Arabic:عَلَّمَ, فَحَصَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַדְרִיךְ בְּעִקָּרוֹת הַדָּת הַנּוֹצְרִית, לְבַחֵן בְּשְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת, ...
Russian:катехизировать, опросить, ...
Ukrainian:навчати релігії, опитувати, ...
Hindi:धर्मोपदेश देना, प्रश्न पूछना, ...
Bengali:ধর্মশিক্ষা দেওয়া, প্রশ্নোত্তর করা, ...
Catalan:catequitzar, interrogar, ...
Czech:katechizovat, zkoušet, ...
Danish:katekisere, udspørge, ...
Dutch:catechiseren, ondervragen, ...
Greek:κατηχίζω, εξετάζω, ...
Hungarian:hitoktatni, kikérdezni, ...
Khmer:បង្រៀនគោលការណ៍សាសនាគ្រិស្ត, សួរដេញដោល, ...
Korean:교리 교육을 하다, 질문하다, ...
Persian:آموزش دینی دادن, سوال پیچ کرد, ...
Polish:katechizować, przepytywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):catequizar, interrogar, ...
Romanian:a catehiza, a interoga, ...
Swedish:katekesundervisa, förhöra, ...
Thai:สอนศาสนา, ซักถาม, ...
Turkish:dini eğitim vermek, sorgulamak, ...
Vietnamese:giáo huấn, hỏi bài, ...

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