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inculturations

inculturations is the plural of inculturation.

Meaning of inculturation

Noun

inculturation (countable and uncountable, plural inculturations)

  1. The adaptation of Christian teachings in a non-Christian culture.
    • The expression of Catholicism within the total culture of India would be an example of “inculturation.” It emphasizes the adaptation of the faith to a variety of cultures rather than a process whereby the culture is modified to fit an expression of the faith that is foreign to it.1987, Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, One church, many cultures: challenge of diversity, Sheed & Ward, →ISBN, page 51

Questions about inculturations

What is inculturations the plural of?
Inculturations is the plural of inculturation.

Words near inculturations in the dictionary

  1. inculturate
  2. inculturated
  3. inculturates
  4. inculturating
  5. inculturation
  6. inculturations
  7. inculture
  8. incultured
  9. incultures
  10. inculturing
  11. incumbence

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