Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Catechism

Catechism (-kiz'm) , noun

[Latin catechismus, from Greek See Catechise.]

1.
A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
2.
A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers.
The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms. — Hooker
Collocations (1)
The Larger Catechism or The Shorter Catechism , See Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.