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teachings

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for teachings.

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All the non violent muslims have access to the same book and teachings, so why are they non violent?

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Quick take

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of teachings gathered in one view.

noun

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

noun

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for teachings.

noun

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

noun

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

Example sentences

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All the non violent muslims have access to the same book and teachings, so why are they non violent?

2

If not, would be pretty cool to use the teachings of this post to build one.

3

Trying not to feed the trolls, but: Segregation and discrimination are far away from any of the teachings of Jesus.

4

The best part of his teachings was probably sitting around in the commons area during the evenings and solving problems with him.

5

The Trauma of Everyday life by Mark Epstien [3] blends teachings of Buddhism and mindfulness with the life long lessons of a Psychotherapist.

6

The only benefits are within yourself, and the teachings make that abundantly clear.

7

You'll find that there are many different versions of Christianity, even Atheist Christians who follow Christ's teachings but don't believe he is a God.

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This reminds me of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky's teachings about self awareness [1].

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If you really believed this, would you bend to social pressure because political winds have shifted against some of the teachings of your God?

10

He does have a high regard for science, but I wouldn't say his teachings are intellectual.

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Also, I would say that the Dalai Lama's teachings aren't meant to be intellectually rich.

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It's the teachings combined with the knowledge of them combined with a desire to follow them that is creating the current situation with IS and other groups.

Quote examples

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I've found Jesus' teachings and example extremely compelling to what I think of as the "real" me inside.

2

Teachings about "game" can be very effective at taking someone who is underachieving with the ladies based on their natural status level, and turning them into a slight overachiever.

3

Then he realized that his entire work up to that point was "a house built on sand" and that for example trying to prove the existence of god basses on biblical teachings was pointless.

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I've been finding that a lot of people from all kinds of backgrounds see the Jesus story and "Christianity" from this other perspective, where his teachings are universal and very subversive as you describe, and quite unlike the christian religion that we see.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use teachings in a sentence?

All the non violent muslims have access to the same book and teachings, so why are they non violent?

What does teachings mean?

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

What part of speech is teachings?

teachings is commonly used as noun.