catequese

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• catechese (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēsis, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis, “instruction by word of mouth”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkɛ.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkɛ.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.teˈkɛ.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɨˈkɛ.zɨ/

Noun

catequese f (plural catequeses)

1. catechesis (religious instruction)

Related terms

• catequista
• catequizar
• catequismo