catena
[ kuh-tee-nuh ]
noun,plural ca·te·nae [kuh-tee-nee], /kəˈti ni/,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
Origin of catena
1First recorded in 1635–45, catena is from the Latin word catēna a chain
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How to use catena in a sentence
The New Testament writers seem to have used chains of quotations (catenae) as, for instance, in Romans 3:10-18.
Studies in the Epistle of James | A. T. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for catena
catena
/ (kəˈtiːnə) /
nounplural -nae (-niː)
a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
Origin of catena
1C17: from Latin: chain
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