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

New girls must expect a little wholesome catechizing before they were admitted into the bosom of their Form.

From The School by the Sea by Brazil, Angela

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

This morning the father, the Rev. Henry Erskine, has been catechizing a group of children at the kirk.

From A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds by Boreham, Frank

A short service, in which the Dyaks respond heartily, and a catechizing follows, during which they are allowed to ask questions of their teacher.

From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette