teaching

noun
/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

Example

“Many follow the teachings of Confucius.”

Other meanings

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
“Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.”

Synonyms

instruction

Example sentences

“Teaching a language also means teaching a culture.”
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“She found healing through teaching others to cope.”
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Word history

From Old English "tǣċing".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “teaching” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.