ca·te·na (k -t  n)n. pl. ca·te·nae (-n ) or ca·te·nas A closely linked series, especially of excerpted writings or commentaries. [Latin cat na, chain.] |
catena [kəˈtiːnə]
n pl -nae [-niː]
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
[from Latin: chain]
Catena a chain or a connected series; a string or series of extracts from the writings of the Christian Fathers. See also chain.
Examples: catena of conscious observance, 1868; of difficulties, 1884; of opinion; 1862; of tory platitudes, 1886; of writers, 1862.
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| Noun | 1. | catena - a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) chain, concatenation - a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" |
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