(n.) A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
(n.) A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers.
Example Sentences:
(1) The fact that the catechisms of health were written by physicians on the one hand and pedagogues on the other generated criticism.
(2) Hasn’t Trump shown himself to be hostile to free trade, a central aspect of the Reagan catechism?
(3) My auntie Nora combined gambling on the Irish sweepstakes with teaching me my catechism for my first Holy Communion.
(4) Are our communities capable of providing that, accepting and valuing their sexual orientation, without compromising Catholic doctrine on the family and matrimony?” In its catechism, the Catholic church brands “homosexual acts … intrinsically disordered” and the pope, while encouraging a more welcoming stance towards gay people, has said nothing that deviates from that.
(5) For the Kesh Malek organisation, now based in southern Turkey, this is depressingly reminiscent of the old Ba’athist catechism.
(6) Although the catechisms of health (especially that of Bernhard Christoph Faust) were widespread--as is shown by the many editions and translations--it is very difficult to judge their effectiveness.
(7) Some extracts proceeding of these possess a bactericidal activity, specially if they contain polyphenols (flavonoids, catechics tanins), saponins and alkaloids.
(8) I could hardly step onto the roof without looking to the east and counting those flares like a catechism.
(9) Some extracts proceeding of these possess an antispasmodic activity, specially if they contain polyphenols (flavonoïds, catechics tanins), saponins and alkaloïds.
(10) That catechism however, also teaches that, "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered".
(11) At the start of a panic attack, you are supposed to commence the catechism: what am I afraid of?
(12) In his book, he said that the church had actually led him back to Catholicism, that without Christ Fellowship he would never have returned to the catechism.
(13) When interpreting, the analyst often subordinates image to idea, so that what emerges is treatise, polemic, or catechism-anything but revelation or a deeper vision.
(14) In addition, therapeutic agents for both physicians and elderly patients are presented in catechism.
(15) Medical matters were popularized in the eighteenth century on three main levels: the Moral Weeklies were directed at the educated public; there were various publications designed to instruct the masses; and the rural population and the young were reached by means of the catechisms of health.
(16) It's basically the school catechism that he is relying on.
(17) In opposing such antiquated practices as bleeding, purging, faith-healing and uroscopy, the catechisms were also an appropriate medium for promoting recent medical achievements (such as inoculation against small-pox and, later on, vaccination) which were customarily regarded with suspicion by the common people.
(18) Prostaglandins are known to: 1) stimulate uterine contraction; 2) inhibit spontaneous contraction of the rabbit uterus; 3) inhibit the respiratory smooth muscle of different animals; 4) lower systemic arterial blood pressure when injected intravenously; 5) stimulate contractions in isolateral segments of intestinal smooth muscle of most species investigated; 6) produce transient sedation when intravenously injected in cats, and 7) inhibit lipolysis induced by catechal amines, corticotrophin, glucagon and thyroid stimulating hormone.
(19) It has become something of a catechism to proclaim that homosexuality was introduced to Africans by European colonisers.
(20) "This chapel is a compendium of theology, a catechism in images.
Knowledge
Definition:
(v. i.) The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
(v. i.) That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.
(v. i.) That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
(v. i.) That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.
(v. i.) Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.
(v. i.) Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge.
(v. t.) To acknowledge.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the past, the interpretation of the medical findings was hampered by a lack of knowledge of normal anatomy and genital flora in the nonabused prepubertal child.
(2) Over the past decade the use of monoclonal antibodies has greatly advanced our knowledge of the biological properties and heterogeneity that exist within human tumours, and in particular in lung cancer.
(3) Possibilities to achieve this both in the curative and the preventive field are restricted mainly due to the insufficient knowledge of their etiopathogenesis.
(4) Their significance in adding to the doctor's knowledge of the patient is delineated.
(5) The results obtained further knowledge of the anatomy of the nuclei, specifically the areas used for the prosthesis implantation and the underlying tissue.
(6) This paper presents findings from a survey on knowledge of and attitudes and practices towards AIDS among currently married Zimbabwean men conducted between April and June 1988.
(7) In South Africa, health risks associated with exposure to toxic waste sites need to be viewed in the context of current community health concerns, competing causes of disease and ill-health, and the relative lack of knowledge about environmental contamination and associated health effects.
(8) Recognition of this deficiency in our knowledge spurred a belated explosion of research that began with an exploration of the fine structure of the mesothelium.
(9) The problem-based system provides a unique integration of acquiring theoretical knowledge in the basic sciences through clinical problem solving which was highly rated in all analysed phases.
(10) Developmental research is used to transform existing knowledge into applied programs.
(11) Only an extensive knowledge of the various mechanisms and pharmacologic agents that can be used to prevent or treat these adverse reactions will allow the physician to approach the problem scientifically and come to a reasonable solution for the patient.
(12) Greater knowledge about these disorders and closer working relationships with mental health specialists should lead to decreased morbidity and mortality.
(13) Knowledge of these lesions could form the basis for establishing a useful and rational therapy for such cases.
(14) By using an interactive computer program to assess knowledge of the American Cancer Society cancer screening guidelines in a group of 306 family physicians, we found that knowledge of this subject continues to leave room for improvement.
(15) It is emphasized that the knowledge of the behavior and regulation of SO is incomplete and that this should be remembered when criteria for SOD are applied.
(16) Contrary to current knowledge there was no statistically significant difference in the velocities of nerve conduction on the left and right sides of these subjects.
(17) All variables except perceived personal risk were found to be significantly related to the intention to provide medical care although knowledge showed the weakest relationship (Odds Ratio = 2.14).
(18) It is argued that exposure to a linguistic structure that induces the child to operate on that structure can lead to a reorganization of linguistic knowledge even though no direct feedback has been given as to its correct adult interpretation.
(19) Although an unequivocal decision is not possible from existing knowledge, psychomotor or complex partial seizures of temporal lobe epilepsy would be the most tenable diagnosis.
(20) In addition to a better understanding of pathogenic mechanisms associated with autoimmunity, the knowledge of these disease-predisposing genes is expected to permit a better classification of often complex syndromes as well as the design of new treatments.