catechizing

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A Clergyman engaged in catechizing a village school, asked a youngster, “what his godfathers and godmothers did for him?”

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2018

He was becoming very uneasy under this rigid catechizing, and hoped she would not ask any more questions about Lilian Ashford.

From The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer by Optic, Oliver

I had once more won the great prize in the world's lottery, and I never ceased catechizing myself in what way I should exercise my power.

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

One insists upon catechizing him as to dates, another as to his veterinary knowledge--there is only wanting that I should attack him about culinary lore.

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various

She did not fear the cobbler, but the thought of Peggy’s harsh voice, her ruthless catechizing, worried her not a little.

From Rose O'Paradise by White, Grace Miller