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kerygma

/kəˈɹɪɡ.mə/

kerygma noun: the proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.

Noun

kerygma (plural kerygmas or kerygmata)

  1. The proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.
    • Many who encounter Jung do so within the community of the spirit, and some look to the personal myth of C. G. Jung in MDR as a contemporary gospel that contains the kerygma of a new dispensation.1997, Richard Noll, The Aryan Christ, Macmillan, page xiv

Forms of kerygma

pluralkerygmas
pluralkerygmata
alternative formkerugma

Origin of kerygma

From Ancient Greek κήρυγμα (kḗrugma, “proclamation, preaching”), from κηρύσσω (kērússō, “I proclaim, preach”), from κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald”).

Words formed from kerygma

Questions about kerygma

What does kerygma mean?
Kerygma means the proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.
What part of speech is kerygma?
Kerygma is a noun.
How do you pronounce kerygma?
Kerygma is pronounced /kəˈɹɪɡ.mə/.
What is the plural of kerygma?
The plural of kerygma is kerygmas.

Words near kerygma in the dictionary

  1. kerwham
  2. Kerwin
  3. Kerwins
  4. Kerwood
  5. Kerwoods
  6. kerygma
  7. kerygmas
  8. kerygmata
  9. kerygmatic
  10. kerygmatically
  11. kerygmatist

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