A Scottish term for catechism; a summary of religious principles taught in question-and-answer form.
Scots variant of catechism, from Greek 'katechein' (to instruct orally). The Scottish pronunciation and spelling reflects regional linguistic variations in Early Modern English.
In rural Scotland, the 'carritch' was so central to childhood that knowing it perfectly was a rite of passage—children were interrogated on it in church, and getting an answer wrong was genuinely shameful.
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