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

This said, he set himself to catechize me that same hour; and it came to pass that when he breathed on my face,790 straightway I felt better.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

In a moment the car was again in motion, but the driver, a man of fifty or thereabouts, found time to catechize his guest.

From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.

All the planters, questioned upon the subject, were willing to give the missionary access to their servants, to preach and catechize, not only on the Sabbath, but during the week.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.

Fletcher, however, still found means to catechize the children and to hold meetings in private.

From Fletcher of Madeley by Macdonald, Frederic W.