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kything

kything is the present participle and gerund of kythe.

Noun

kything (uncountable)

  1. The spiritual process of focusing on one's shared connection with a loved one.
    • Also, when you are in church or take part in public services you usually have plenty of time to practice kything. One of the most natural contexts for kything is in the family. Kything can promote love, sincerity, and openness[…]1988, New Realities, volume 9, page 264
    • Review the process of kything. Using this process, ask a trusted friend or companion to share in an experience of kything or spiritual presence.2002, Margaret A. Burkhardt, Mary Gail Nagai-Jacobson, Spirituality: Living Our Connectedness, page 98

Origin of kything

Kything is an almost lost Scottish word which speaks to the act of consciously communicating with an object as described in the book Kything: the art of spiritual presence by Louis Savary and Patricia Berne. To Kythe means to make visible.

Questions about kything

What does kything mean?
Kything means the spiritual process of focusing on one's shared connection with a loved one.
What is kything the present participle and gerund of?
Kything is the present participle and gerund of kythe.
What part of speech is kything?
Kything is a noun.

Words near kything in the dictionary

  1. Kythee
  2. Kythera
  3. Kytherian
  4. Kytherians
  5. kythes
  6. kything
  7. Kythira
  8. Kythira Strait
  9. Kythnos
  10. kytle
  11. kytles

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