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catechism

[kat-i-kiz-uhm] / ˈkæt ɪˌkɪz əm /


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He may have gone to catechism class, but he hasn't done his homework.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

But there’s an attitude, a worldview and a fundamental set of principles that guide the tech industry and its progeny, like a secular catechism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2025

I’ve just spent a week tramping across Venice, a city of more than 250 churches, and where did I encounter the most doctrinaire catechism?

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

When she was just 4 years old, Quintanilla recited creeds — statements of belief — at her grandmother’s catechism classes in church.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

My sister and I spent the rest of the two-hour catechism class sitting in my car in the parking lot.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles