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catechetics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-e-chet-ics
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.

Uncountable

noun

The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κατηχητικός

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

catechism

Questions

What does catechetics mean?
Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
Where does catechetics come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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