catechizing
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A Clergyman engaged in catechizing a village school, asked a youngster, “what his godfathers and godmothers did for him?”
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2018
A sturdy catechizing in the interest of some popular dogma will generally give the casuist an apparent advantage over the seeker of knowledge for itself alone.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 by Various
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 Grace Miller White
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 Charles James Lever
They ceased catechizing their teacher, and behaved with some approach to decent order.
From Loyal to the School by Angela Brazil
