D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Catechetic

/kă'tēkēʹtĭk/ · Cat·e·chet·ic · IPA /ˌkatiːˈkiːtɪk/
01 a. Relating to or consisting in, asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching.
  1. 1.
    Relating to or consisting in, asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching.
    “Socrates introduced a catechetical method of arguing.” Addison.