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catechesis

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cat⋅e⋅che⋅sis

  [kat-i-kee-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
oral religious instruction, formerly esp. before baptism or confirmation.
Origin:
1745–55; < LL < Gk katchēsis oral teaching, equiv. to katēchē- (var. s. of katēcheîn to teach by word of mouth; see catechist ) + -sis -sis
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cat·e·che·sis   (kāt'ĭ-kē'sĭs)   
n.   pl. cat·e·che·ses (-sēz)
Oral instruction given to catechumens.

[Late Latin catēchēsis, from Greek katēkhēsis, oral instruction, from katēkhein, to teach by word of mouth; see catechize.]
cat'e·chet'i·cal (-kět'ĭ-kəl) adj.
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