catechized Definition

catechize
catechise
verb catechized, catechizing

1. To instruct someone in the ways of the Christian faith, especially by means of a catechism.
2. To teach using a question-and-answer method.
3. To question someone very thoroughly.

Derivative: catechizer
noun

Etymology: 15c: from Greek katechizein, from katechein to instruct orally.