TEACHINGS
Noun
teachings
plural of teaching
Coordinate terms
• learnings
Anagrams
• cheatings
Source: Wiktionary
TEACHING
Teach"ing, n.
Definition: The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught;
instruction.
Syn.
– Education; instruction; breeding. See Education.
TEACH
Teach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.] Etym:
[OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. t, imp. t, to show, teach, akin
to tacn token. See Token.]
1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to
impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to
inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach
arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.
If some men teach wicked things, it must be that others should
practice them. South.
2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide
the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course
of studies; as, to teach a child or a class. "He taught his
disciples." Mark ix. 31.
The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith.
3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
I shall myself to herbs teach you. Chaucer.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies. Jer. ix. 5.
Note: This verb is often used with two objects, one of the person,
the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin grammar. In the
passive construction, either of these objects may be retained in the
objective case, while the other becomes the subject; as, I was taught
Latin grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him.
Syn.
– To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel; admonish.
See the Note under Learn.
Teach, v. i.
Definition: To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the
duties, of a preceptor.
And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. Chaucer.
The priests thereof teach for hire. Micah iii. 11.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition