of, like, or conforming to catechesis or a catechism
2.
consisting of, or teaching by the method of, questions and answers
Also ˌcateˈchetic
Word origin
Gr(Ec) katēchētikos < Gr katēchētēs, instructor < katēchein, to instruct by word of mouth (in N.T., instruct in religion) < kata-, thoroughly + ēchein, to sound: for IE base see echo