catechism
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- n a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
- n an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
- The catechism, which was endorsed by the Dutch hierarchy, came under Vatican fire for being ambiguous about such subjects as Jesus' sacrifice and the perpetual virginity of Mary.
- Last week the Paulist fathers introduced a new catechism that puts dogma in language that children, rather than theologians, can understand.
- To generations of Roman Catholics, Lutherans and Calvinists, a catechism was a manual of questions and answers on doctrine that youngsters were expected to memorize.