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catechizo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō) into Late Latin, a Hellenistic variant of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, I instruct orally; instruct in religion), from κατά (katá, down) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, sound, noise).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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catēchizō (present infinitive catēchizāre, perfect active catēchizāvī, supine catēchizātum); first conjugation

  1. (Late Latin) to instruct in religion; to catechize

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References

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  • catechizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • catechizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.