† catechisen.
/ˈkatɪkɪz/ Obsolete exc. dialect.
a. = catechesis n., catechism n.
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1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Tabil sig. *.i (heading) In the foure partis of this present Catechis.
1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. xxvi. f. 77v In the thrid part of this Catechis, quhilk intraittis of the seuin sacramentis.
1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies ii. ii. 13 For every particular head of Catechise.
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 619 No Sermons, no Prayers, no Catechises.
1705 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 20 And open all thy Peoples Eyes, To read th' Assembly's Catechise.
1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 14 You know your Catechise.
1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 150 After the fashion of your..Yankee, when he is..teaching the ‘catechise’. [In mod.Eng. dialects, where generally treated as a corruption of catechism.]
b. in combinations, as catechise-point.
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1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 331 Fundamental Truths, or, as we call them, catechise-points.
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