catechize
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Then the Cardinal began to catechize the priest who had once been an assistant to his secretariat.
From Time Magazine Archive
After Supper he went Home, and then Mrs. Jewkes began to catechize me, about my Familiarity with him.
From An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews by Keyber, Conny
You catechize me too closely," replied Netz, confused, "tell me rather--to come to something else--what is the matter between you and Christopher Friend?
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der
And he set himself at once, not to catechize the bank's ward about her expenditures, but to interest the girl in himself.
From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert
Therefore to catechize and to exorcize do not belong to the office of the priests, but rather to that of the ministers.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
I was, in my view, blessed to be raised in the church and catechized as a little kid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
“This exchange had catechized Julian on several points,” Ava thinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
While they ate, they catechized her on her opinions, and were delighted to find that she believed in God and expected to vote Conservative when she was twenty-one.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2012
Several of the catechized broke down, one wept convulsively.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therefore man should not be catechized, i.e. taught, before being baptized.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
A Clergyman engaged in catechizing a village school, asked a youngster, “what his godfathers and godmothers did for him?”
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2018
She did not fear the cobbler, but the thought of Peggy’s harsh voice, her ruthless catechizing, worried her not a little.
From Rose O'Paradise by White, Grace Miller
He absolutely could not leave off catechizing her.
From Pretty Michal by Jókai, Mór
I had once more won the great prize in the world's lottery, and I never ceased catechizing myself in what way I should exercise my power.
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James
Supper over and the table cleared, he decided on further catechizing little Vada on points that still were a mystery to him.
From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Cullum, Ridgwell
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