catechization
(ˌkætɪkaɪˈzeɪʃən)
Also 7– sation.
[ad. med.L. catēchizātiōn-em, n. of action f. catēchizāre to catechize; cf. F. catéchisation.]
The action of catechizing.
| 16.. Burnet Records ii. i. No. 53 (R.) The catechization of young chaplains in the rudiments of our faith. a 1734 North Lives II. 355 That they might be prepared for his future catechisations. 1869 Daily News 17 Mar., The usual catechisation of Ministers [in Parlt.]. |