Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun catechism

2 senses of catechism

Sense 1
catechism -- (a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views)
       => interrogation, examination, interrogatory -- (formal systematic questioning)

Sense 2
catechism -- (an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers)
       => book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")