Definition
Relating to or characteristic of a catechism, which is a set of questions and answers used to teach religious doctrine or principles.
Etymology
From 'catechism' + '-ic' (adjective suffix). Catechism comes from Greek 'katechein' (to teach by word of mouth). The adjective form emerged in religious scholarship in the 16th-17th centuries.
Kelly Says
The catechistic method—teaching through memorized questions and answers—dominated Christian education for 500 years. It reflects an older oral teaching tradition but feels rigid to modern minds, which is why religious education changed so dramatically in the 20th century.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
ARالعربية
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
BNবাংলা
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
CACatalà
catequístic
kate-ke-is-tik
CSČeština
katechický
kate-che-chi
DADansk
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
DEDeutsch
katechetisch
kate-che-tish
ELΕλληνικά
κατηχητικός
ka-te-he-ti-kos
ESEspañol
catequístico
kate-ke-ees-tee-koh
FAفارسی
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
FISuomi
katekestisen
kate-kes-tis-en
FRFrançais
catéchistiques
kate-ti-ski-t
GUGU
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
HAHA
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
HEעברית
קטעכיסטי
ka-te-chis-ti
HIहिन्दी
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
HUMagyar
katekisztikus
kate-ke-siz-tikus
IDBahasa Indonesia
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
IGIG
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
ITItaliano
catechistico
kate-ki-s-tee-koh
JA日本語
catechistic
kate-kis-tikku
KKKK
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
KMKM
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
KO한국어
catechistic
kate-ke-sis-tik
MRMR
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
MYမြန်မာ
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
NLNederlands
catechistisch
kate-ki-s-tisch
NONorsk
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
PAPA
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
PLPolski
katechistyczny
kate-his-t-ski
PTPortuguês
catequístico
kate-ke-ees-tee-koh
RORomână
catehistic
kate-his-tik
RUРусский
catechistic
kate-khis-tic
SVSvenska
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
SWKiswahili
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
TAதமிழ்
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
TEతెలుగు
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
THไทย
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
TLTL
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
TRTürkçe
katekestik
kate-kes-tik
UKУкраїнська
катехiстичний
kate-xi-stich-nyy
URاردو
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
VITiếng Việt
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
YOYO
catechistic
kate-kes-tik
ZH中文
catechistic
kate-ke-sis-tik
ZUZU
catechistic
kate-kes-tik