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

"There was nothing of all this when you went to the catechizing?"

From Trading by Warner, Susan

"Interest questions" are just what the words imply, and have about them no suspicion of the inquisitive and impertinent catechizing which only fools, and not even knaves, indulge in.

From Conversation What to Say and How to Say it by Conklin, Mary Greer

“Quite often,” and she sat down, knowing the catechizing would be likely to continue for some minutes.

From The Fifth String by Sousa, John Philip

This custom, long fallen into disuse, has largely been revived during recent years, the children going to church for a special afternoon service of which catechizing is the chief feature.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various