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 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!
Oops, posted a day early. Mods, please remove.
No need to apologize for posting early; why you made that error is not something we will catechize you about.
If they don’t remove it, I will just ping everyone to it tomorrow. It was a very long night here.
Rise and shine!
Considerable catechizing going on before the Supreme Court recently.
No confessions yet.
Many times it seems you're being interrogated by those cattic eyes....
Sorry I am late today. I need to be Catechized on Proper WFTD Protocols.
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
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.
I can’t believe they criticized her for misspelling his name.
Anyone tempted to see that new 3 Stooges movie?
We don’t need Curly, Larry, and Moe. We have Harry, Barry, and Joe.
i think attmepting to remake the Three Stooges is just WRONG. some things should be sacrosanct and stooges are one of those things.
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