English

Noun

catechesis ‎(plural catecheses)

1. Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

Translations

Anagrams

• catechises

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατηχέω ‎(katēkhéō, “sound through, instruct orally, catechise”), from κατά ‎(katá, “down”) + ἠχή ‎(ēkhḗ, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.teːˈkʰeː.sis/, [ka.teːˈkʰeː.sɪs]

Noun

catēchēsis f ‎(genitive catēchēsis); third declension

1. catechesis

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Declension

• Spanish: catequesis

References

• catechesis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• CATECHESIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “catechesis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.