catechesis vs instruction

catechesis and instruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catechesis	Yes	No	No	No
instruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, instruction is a hypernym of catechesis; that is, instruction is a word with a broader meaning than catechesis:

Other hypernyms of catechesis include pedagogy, teaching.

catechesis (noun)	instruction (noun)
oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)	the profession of a teacher
	the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
	(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
	a message describing how something is to be done