of or relating to religious instruction given to a person in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation (与)(传授给准备接受基督教洗礼或坚信礼之人的)基督教口授教义(有关)的 ■of or relating to religious teaching by means of questions and answers (与)问答式口授教义(有关)的
派生 catechetic adjective catechetically adverb 语源
early 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhētikos, from katēkhēs 'catechist', from katēkhein 'instruct orally' (see catechize)