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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Catechism

/(-kĭz'm)/ · Cat·e·chism · IPA /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/
01 n. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
  1. 1.
    A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
  2. 2.
    A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers.
    “The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms.” Hooker.
Phrases & compounds
The Larger Catechism — See Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.