What does "catechetics" mean?

Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.

What is a synonym for "catechetics"?

Common synonyms include: catechesis, catechising, catechisms.

noun

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Noun

1
Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation. uncountable
2
The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers. archaic, uncountable

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).