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Catechize

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catechiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of catechize. [To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.]

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catechiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of catechize. [To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.]
askverbTo request or petition.
churchnoun(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
tutorizeverb(transitive, archaic) To teach; to instruct.
beteachverb(archaic) To teach; instruct.
indoctrinateverbTo teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
confirmverbTo assure the accuracy of previous statements.
inculcateverb(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.
tutoriseverbAlternative form of tutorize. [(transitive, archaic) To teach; to instruct.]
instructverb(transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
catharizeverbTo clean or purify thoroughly.
endoctrinenoun(obsolete, transitive) To teach; to indoctrinate.
disciplenounA person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
cathariseverbAlternative form of catharize. [To clean or purify thoroughly.]
lessonnounA section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
reteachnounTo teach again
coachnoun(originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
tutornounOne who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
teachverb(ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
erudiateverbEducated; learned; erudite.

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