catechizing
Drilling religious lessons
Catechizing is teaching through a formal question-and-answer method, traditionally used for religious instruction.
A priest catechizes children preparing for confirmation; a Sunday school teacher catechizes students in doctrine.
The term extends to any systematic, repetitive drilling: The lawyer spent hours catechizing the witness on his testimony.
The approach can feel rigid or interrogative.
Formal, probing examination
- inquiryRequest for information
- quizzingAsking to test knowledge
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
grilling · probing · querying · formulaic · testing · prompting · eliciting · systematic
Established body of teachings
- theologyStudy of the divine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
scripture · faith · liturgy · clergy · sermon · homily · orthodoxy · apologetics
Guidance for action
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
rote · lesson · tutoring · mentorship · schooling · training · didactic · curriculum
Logical argument through opposition
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- inquiryRequest for information
- methodOrderly way of doing
Plato · irony · refutation · critical thinking · examination · conceptual · intellectual · self-knowledge
interrogation
Formal, probing examination
- inquiryRequest for information
- quizzingAsking to test knowledge
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
cross-examination · grilling · probing · querying · formulaic · testing · prompting · eliciting · systematic · methodical
doctrine
Established body of teachings
- theologyStudy of the divine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
baptism · scripture · faith · liturgy · clergy · sermon · homily · orthodoxy · apologetics · evangelism
instruction
Guidance for action
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- recitationOral delivery from memory
memorization · rote · lesson · tutoring · mentorship · schooling · training · didactic · curriculum · disciple
dialectic
Logical argument through opposition
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- inquiryRequest for information
method · Plato · irony · refutation · critical thinking · examination · conceptual · intellectual · self-knowledge · questioning
catechizinganswering
Providing a response
listening · learning · responding · absorbing · reciting
catechizingSocratic dialogue
Inquiry through successive questions
discovery learning · critical thinking · brainstorming · collaborative learning · independent study
catechizingchatting
Informal verbal exchange
freethinking · open dialogue · shooting the breeze · bull session · free exchange of ideas
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