catequese
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- catechese (obsolete)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēsis, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis, “instruction by word of mouth”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈkɛ.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈkɛ.ze/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɨˈkɛ.zɨ/
Noun
catequese f (plural catequeses)
- catechesis (religious instruction)
Related terms
Further reading
- “catequese”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “catequese”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026