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Catechism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers.

(2):

(n.) A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Catechism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/catechism.html. 1828.