catechism
Example Sentences
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The opposition’s mainstream leaders still mouth the catechism that change should come by Venezuelan hands, but more are openly courting external pressure to tilt the balance.
From Salon
Vance affirms, "I’m pro-life," while ignoring that the catechism of the religion he picked out for himself holds that the death penalty is inadmissible.
From Salon
Since the 1970s, obsessive opposition to abortion has been a catechism among conservatives.
From Salon
But there’s an attitude, a worldview and a fundamental set of principles that guide the tech industry and its progeny, like a secular catechism.
From Los Angeles Times
I’ve just spent a week tramping across Venice, a city of more than 250 churches, and where did I encounter the most doctrinaire catechism?
From New York Times
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