Didache

/ ˈdɪdəˌkiː /

noun

1. a treatise, perhaps of the 1st or early 2nd century ad , on Christian morality and practices Also calledthe Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Didache¹

C19: from Greek, literally: a teaching, from didaskein to teach

Example Sentences

There can be little doubt that the Didache was used as a manual for catechumens for several centuries.

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Then, the right of adding to the prescribed forms is restricted to the prophets, as in the Didache.

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This passage, when compared with the Didache, sheds light on another point.

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(Didache X., 'ημιν δε εχαρισω, δεσποτα, πνευματικην τροφην και ποτον και ζωην αιωνιον δια του παιδος σου).

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But that the prophets altogether were in danger of being secularised is shewn in Didache XI.

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