catena

[ kuh-tee-nuh ]
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noun,plural ca·te·nae [kuh-tee-nee], /kəˈti ni/,
  1. a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.

Origin of catena

1
First 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.

British Dictionary definitions for catena

catena

/ (kəˈtiːnə) /


nounplural -nae (-niː)
  1. a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible

Origin of catena

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C17: from Latin: chain

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