Relating to catechesis or religious instruction; taught through systematic questions and answers about faith and doctrine.
From Greek 'katechetikos,' combining 'katechein' (to teach orally) with the suffix '-ical.' This form emphasizes the structural and methodological aspects of religious teaching from the early church onward.
Catechetical instruction was so effective that it shaped how we teach everything from math to philosophy today—the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox churches all developed their own catechetical traditions that are still in use.
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