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Word For The Day, Thursday, March 29, 2012 - catechize
dictionaries ad nauseam | 29 March 2012 | Thursday's sub

Posted on 03/28/2012 4:14:04 AM PDT by secret garden


In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

catechize \KAT-i-kahyz\, verb
1. To question closely.
2. To instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
3. To question with reference to belief.

Example sentences:
He sent her off when the dial made it five o'clock every fourth Sunday—for we had service only once a month, the parson having a church at Brampton, where he lived, and another as well, which made it the more wicked of us to play truant—but whether she got there early or late, or got there at all, he'd never ask, let alone catechize her about the sermon.
-- Mary Webb, Precious Bane

Aunt Bessie tried to catechize her about Erik's disappearance, and it was Kennicott who silenced the woman…
-- Sinclair Lewis, Main Street

Etymology:
Catechize stems from the Greek word katēchízein meaning "to teach orally." It was first used in the sense of "to question" by Shakespeare in Othello.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....


Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


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1 posted on 03/28/2012 4:14:08 AM PDT by secret garden
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To: administrator

Oops, posted a day early. Mods, please remove.


2 posted on 03/28/2012 4:15:11 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

No need to apologize for posting early; why you made that error is not something we will catechize you about.


3 posted on 03/28/2012 4:29:08 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Like Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin has become simply a stick with which to beat Whites.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

If they don’t remove it, I will just ping everyone to it tomorrow. It was a very long night here.


4 posted on 03/28/2012 4:35:25 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden; Fierce Allegiance; Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; ...

Rise and shine!


5 posted on 03/29/2012 4:20:07 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

Considerable catechizing going on before the Supreme Court recently.

No confessions yet.


6 posted on 03/29/2012 4:40:45 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (If "everybody's different" then two of them have to be the same. It's the only way to be different.)
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To: NicknamedBob
A for you. Preliminary votes tomorrow.
7 posted on 03/29/2012 4:46:51 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

Many times it seems you're being interrogated by those cattic eyes....

8 posted on 03/29/2012 5:15:46 AM PDT by mikrofon (Almost-the-W/E BUMP)
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To: secret garden
Anchorman2 !
9 posted on 03/29/2012 5:19:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

Sorry I am late today. I need to be Catechized on Proper WFTD Protocols.


10 posted on 03/29/2012 5:29:18 AM PDT by left that other site
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To: secret garden

When conservative justices catechize
Obama’s top stooges; no compromise
Force us to spend our dough?
Constitution says, “No!”
They will rip this thing up right before their eyes


11 posted on 03/29/2012 5:32:19 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (How bad would an Obama II administration be, without the constraints of re-election?)
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To: secret garden
the teasips surprise me.
12 posted on 03/29/2012 6:04:05 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: mikrofon
Pretty kitty. A+ for you. We made the play-offs last night without stepping on the ice, thanks to the Ducks.
13 posted on 03/29/2012 6:47:38 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: xsmommy

14 posted on 03/29/2012 6:48:28 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: left that other site
A for you. I was so early I posted it yesterday, so we average out just right.
15 posted on 03/29/2012 6:49:53 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

A+ for you. The live blogs and summaries this week seemed to be in our favor. It annoys me that the left is so predictable.


16 posted on 03/29/2012 6:51:47 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: xsmommy

I can’t believe they criticized her for misspelling his name.


17 posted on 03/29/2012 6:53:04 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Anyone tempted to see that new 3 Stooges movie?


18 posted on 03/29/2012 6:57:51 AM PDT by tioga
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We don’t need Curly, Larry, and Moe. We have Harry, Barry, and Joe.


19 posted on 03/29/2012 7:08:12 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (How bad would an Obama II administration be, without the constraints of re-election?)
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To: tioga

i think attmepting to remake the Three Stooges is just WRONG. some things should be sacrosanct and stooges are one of those things.


20 posted on 03/29/2012 7:10:48 AM PDT by xsmommy
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