catechetical

adjective

cat·​e·​chet·​i·​cal ¦ka-tə-¦ke-ti-kəl 

variants or less commonly catechetic

¦ka-tə-¦ke-tik

1

: of, relating to, or associated with catechesis or catechetics

2

: of, relating to, or conforming to a church catechism

3

: using questions and answers

the catechetical method of Socrates

especially : using set questions and answers (as in a church catechism)

catechetically

¦ka-tə-¦ke-ti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

catechetical from New Latin catecheticus (from Late Latin catechesis, after such pairs as Late Latin haeresis heresy: Late Latin haereticus heretical) + English -al; catechetic from New Latin catecheticus

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Rhymes for catechetical

• alphabetical
• antithetical
• arithmetical
• exegetical
• homiletical
• hypothetical
• parenthetical
• theoretical
• aesthetical
• genetical
• heretical
• magnetical