teaching

[ tee-ching ]

/ ˈti tʃɪŋ /

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noun

the act or profession of a person who teaches.

something that is taught.

Often teachings. doctrines or precepts: the teachings of Lao-tzu.

Nearby words

teacher's pet, teacherage, teacherly, teachers college, teachers' centre, teaching, teaching aid, teaching assistant, teaching elder, teaching fellow, teaching fellowship

Origin of teaching

First recorded in 1125–75, teaching is from the Middle English word teching. See teach, -ing¹

Related forms

non·teach·ing, adjectiveself-teach·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for teachings

“I thought in Europe they would abandon Wahhabi teachings,” she say.
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While their songs are inspired by Jewish teachings, they are nowhere close to evangelical.
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He said those deceivers would cause Christians who remain true to His teachings to become reviled.
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But his followers aggressively spread his teachings by infiltrating house churches in China.
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Levine had been in and around AA for more than a decade when he began merging Buddhism with the 12-step teachings.
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In no sense do his teachings as they came from his lips constitute a religion.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9|Various
It has been well said that the words "Utility and Progress" give the keynotes of Bacon's teachings.
Heresy: Its Utility And Morality|Charles Bradlaugh
Occasionally some book too extravagant in its teachings was put upon the Index.
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In it the teachings of "In Memoriam" assume a narrative form.
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On the one hand it is irreconcilable with the teachings of science.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis|Marcus Dods

British Dictionary definitions for teachings

teaching

/ (ˈtiːtʃɪŋ) /

noun

the art or profession of a teacher

(sometimes plural) something taught; precept

(modifier) denoting a person or institution that teachesa teaching hospital

(modifier) used in teachingteaching aids

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