catechize

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Then the Cardinal began to catechize the priest who had once been an assistant to his secretariat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her Form mates, more inquisitive than Miss Gibbs, gathered round her and began to catechize.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol

Therefore to catechize and to exorcize do not belong to the office of the priests, but rather to that of the ministers.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

"I have no right to catechize Lady Gwendolen," said he.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

Schools and confraternities were established everywhere throughout the diocese, and on his pastoral visits he would catechize the children himself to see that they were properly instructed in the faith.

From Pope Pius the Tenth by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)