Catechism vs Elicit - What's the difference?
catechism | elicit |
A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
A basic manual in some subject.
A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.
* 1925 , Countee Cullen,
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
(obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
* Jeremy Taylor
As a noun catechism
is a book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of christianity.As a verb elicit is
to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.As an adjective elicit is
(obsolete) elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.catechism
English
(wikipedia catechism)Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)Yet Do I Marvel
- Inscrutable His ways are, and immune
- To catechism by a mind too strewn
- With petty cares to slightly understand
- What awful brain compels His awful hand.
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* *Anagrams
*elicit
English
Verb
(en verb)- Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
- ''Did you elicit a response?
See also
* illicitAdjective
(-)- An elicit act of equity.