the.com/catechism
Religion's original FAQ page, written so you'd answer back exactly what you were asked.
means A set of fixed questions and answers used to teach the basics of a religious faith, drilled by rote until the answers are automatic.
from From Greek *katēkhismos*, rooted in *katēkhein* meaning 'to instruct by word of mouth' — literally 'to sound down into someone's ears,' built from *kata-* (down) plus *ēkhein* (to sound, related to 'echo'). Early Christian teachers used oral catechism to drill converts in doctrine before baptism, and by the Reformation era both Catholics and Protestants were printing rival catechisms as pocket-sized question-and-answer manuals — making it one of the first mass-produced study guides, centuries before the FAQ page borrowed its format.
- format
- question then scripted answer, memorized by rote
- origin
- greek katechein, meaning to resound or echo
- reformation era
- both catholics and protestants wrote rival ones
- beyond religion
- now means any rigid set of beliefs drilled in