catechetical
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- adjective
- /ˌkætɪˈkɛtɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
catequético
- The church holds weekly meetings for catechetical instruction where important questions about faith are discussed.
- catechetical preaching
- catechetical instruction
Examples
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The minister provided catechetical instruction on Tuesdays after the Second Lesson at Morning Prayer. (n123)
Academic text (2007) -
After Vatican II, many spheres of the Church were devastated, especially its liturgical and catechetical life.
Blog text (2) -
The bishop who does not read cannot teach beyond a catechetical level.
Academic text (2003) -
I would agree to add the "lack of catechetical instruction" to the list.
Blog text (1) -
In many places, Lent offered opportunities for catechetical instruction.
Academic text (2007) -
He was probably head of a catechetical school, a Christian School in Alexandria in Egypt.
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So many of us in lead catechetical roles are always trying to convince parishioners to be catechists.
Blog text (4) -
When the regime ordered religious instruction banned in the public schools, the church opened its own catechetical centers, which functioned even more effectively.
Academic text (1999) -
Around 348, Cyril of Jerusalem wrote a series of catechetical lectures for non-Christians who were preparing for baptism.
Academic text (2007) -
There were monks and virgins among the congregations listening to Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures in the 350s.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
Teaching Christian beliefs using questions and answers, often in church classes
A way of teaching that uses strict question-and-answer to help students remember facts
About questions and answers used to teach Christian beliefs
Compounds
- Formal
Teaching religious beliefs by asking and answering questions, often before baptism or confirmation
How Instructional
Surface Forms
Morphology
catechetical = catechetic (opaque) = catech + etic + al
It is a regular adjective built from the existing adjective 'catechetic' plus the suffix '-al'.
Etymology
Catechetical comes from the Greek word katecheo, which meant 'to teach by speaking', and is the same root as catechism, a short book of 'questions and answers' used to teach religion. So, catechetical describes teaching about faith, often by asking and answering questions.