catechetical
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- catechetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of catechetical
1610–20; < late Medieval Latin catēchētic ( us ) (< Greek katēchē- ( see catechesis) + Medieval Latin -ticus -tic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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They involve dedicated space, children-led prayer and wooden tools and toys that are intended to be “tactile and beautiful,” according to Sister Joan Curtin, director of the catechetical office of the Archdiocese of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2015
Last week 5,000 Catholics gathered in Hartford, Conn, for the Confraternity's Catechetical Congress � so called because catechetical is the adjectival form of catechism, which means teaching.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two months ago, however, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith concluded that Christ Among Us "was unsuitable as a catechetical text" and could not be made otherwise even with "substantial revisions."
From Time Magazine Archive
He boycotted the Dutch church's official catechetical institute and its counseling center for troubled priests and nuns.
From Time Magazine Archive
The grounds of questions and the forms of thought have shifted since the days of the catechetical school.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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