catechetic

• catechetick [17th–18th centuries]

From the Latin catēchēticus, from the Ancient Greek κᾰτηχητῐκός (kătēkhētĭkós), from κᾰτηχητής (kătēkhētḗs, “oral instructor”).

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kă'tēkēʹtĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌkatiːˈkiːtɪk/

catechetic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to catechesis.
2. In accordance with the catechism of a church.

• catechetics (plurale tantum)

• “catechetic, a. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]