ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Catechisms

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Catechisms is a noun meaning plural of catechism.

Meaning

plural of catechism.

Example Sentences

"Thank goodness, I am not a child," said Lady Mandeville, turning over a collection of those juvenile tomes, which are to make the rising generation so much wiser than their grandfathers or grandmothers—catechisms of conchology, geology, mathematical questions for infants, geography, astronomy; "the child may be 'father to the man;' but the said father must have had some trouble with his offspring."

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catechise, catechize, catechist, catechized, catechised, catechumens.

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