Part 1704

<h1>Catechism</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*chism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>catechismus</ets>, fr. Gr. See <er>Catechise</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A form of instruction by means of questions answers.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers.</def>

<blockquote>The Jews, even till this day, have their <b>catechisms</b>. <i>Hooker.</i></blockquote>

<cs><mcol><col>The Larger Catechism</col>, <col>The Shorter Catechism</col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Westminster Assembly</cref>, under <er>Assembly</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Catechismal</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*chis"mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a catechism, having the form of questions and answers; catechical.</def>

<h1>Catechist</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*chist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>catechista</ets>, fr. Gr.]</ety> <def>One who instructs by question and answer, especially in religions matters.</def>

<h1>Catechistic, Catechistical</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw><hw>Cat`e*chis"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cat`e*chis"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a catechist or to a catechism.</def>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Catechize</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*chize</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Catechise</er>.</def>

<h1>Catechu</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*chu</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cashoo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the <i>Acacia catechu</i>, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names <i>terra japonica</i>, <i>cutch</i>, <i>gambier</i>, etc.</def>

<i>Ure. Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Catechuic</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*chu"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See <er>catechin</er>.</def>

<h1>Catechumen</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*chu`men</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<tt>L. catechunenus, Gr. <?/ instructed, from <?/. See</tt> <er>Catechise</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church.</def>

<h1>Catechumenate</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*chu"men*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen.</def>

<h1>Catechumenical</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*chu*men"i*cal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to catechumens; <as>as, <ex>catechumenical</ex> instructions</as>.</def>

<h1>Catechumenist</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*chu"men*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A catechumen.</def>

<i>Bp. Morton.</i>