catechistic

The sheer amount of poorly controlled data foisted on a poorly informed and easily troubled public was matched only by the catechistic fervor of the authors.

The Ugh Factor in 'Healthy' Foods 2011

Now you just need to cook up some line about honoring the logic of the feast for the boys 'sake, part of that catechistic education after all, about presenting gifts that recognize a person's nature, and you're golden ....

Save Little Christmas. Give books. 2009

And then there's a faith-based method of reasoning, which basically is more catechistic than empiric -- that is, instead of facts leading to conclusions, conclusions lead to facts.

Mark Green: Climategate! Another Diversion From "Liberal" Science 2009

Bush is the exact opposite -- more catechistic than empiric, as conclusions lead to "facts."

Mark Green: W & Iraq -- and the "Luck" of Democracy 2008

Embracing the new orthodoxy with almost catechistic devotion, they insisted on the importance of construing each constitutional provision according to the presumed intentions of the Framers, no matter how disruptive or radical the consequences might be.

Rehnquist the Great? 2005

These catechistic exchanges very often teach standard or dogmatic answers to hypothetical questions.

Contextualizing Amanda Marcotte Doctor Science 2007

These catechistic exchanges very often teach standard or dogmatic answers to hypothetical questions.

Archive 2007-02-01 Doctor Science 2007

Embracing the new orthodoxy with almost catechistic devotion, they insisted on the importance of construing each constitutional provision according to the presumed intentions of the Framers, no matter how disruptive or radical the consequences might be.

Rehnquist the Great? 2005

It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons.

Archive 2004-08-01 Julie D. 2004

It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons.

Macintosh is Catholic? I Knew It! Julie D. 2004