公こう教きょう要よう理り

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Meanings

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noun

Catholic catechism

Refers specifically to the catechism of the Catholic Church, a summary of doctrine often used for instruction.

公こう教きょう要よう理りを学まなぶために教きょう会かいに通かよっている。
I attend church to study the Catholic catechism.

public, prince, official

教teach, faith, doctrine

要need, main point, essence

理logic, arrangement, reason

Etymology

Compound of 公教 (Catholicism) and 要理 (essential doctrine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used for the Catholic catechism.