单词 | catechesis |
释义 | catechesisn. 1. Oral instruction given to catechumens; catechizing. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] catechism1502 catechise1552 catechizationa1559 catechizing1561 catechese1617 catechesis1753 carritch?1760 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) In the antient church catechesis was an instruction given, viva voce, either to children, or adult Heathens, preparatory to their receiving of baptism. 1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. vi. 135 The little community shall become the Bible class and be addicted to a Bible catechesis. 2. A book for catechetical instruction, spec. the name of a work of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] > treatise used for catechism1518 catechise1552 catechismy1578 catechesis1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The catecheses of St. Cyril, are the principal work of that father. 1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 597 How far he is from approving unwritten traditions, he shews plainly in the fourth Catechesis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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