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

And thus it belongs to the ministers to catechize.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Her Form mates, more inquisitive than Miss Gibbs, gathered round her and began to catechize.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol

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

Neither of them ever made a public profession of religion, but they were careful to observe external ordinances, catechize their children, and give religious instruction.

From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by Dodge, David Low