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halieutics

noun

Etymology

From Latin halieuticus ("halieutic, of or about fishing"), from Ancient Greek ἁλιευτικός (halieutikós) (alieutikós, "of or about fishermen"), from ἁλιεύς (halieús, “fisherman”). The Christianity definition comes from the fish being a symbol of the Christian faith.

  1. derived from halieuticus — “halieutic, of or about fishing”

Definitions

  1. A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing, especially in Ancient Rome.

  2. The art or practice of fishing.

  3. evangelization

    evangelization; the spreading of Christianity across the world.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA