Meanings
plural kerygmas · plural kerygmata · alternative kerugma
- The proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.
Many who encounter Jung do so within the community of the spirit, and some look to the personal myth of C. G. Jung in MDR as a contemporary gospel that contains the kerygma of a new dispensation.
1997, Richard Noll, The Aryan Christ, Macmillan, page xiv
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpreaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκήρυγμα“proclamation, preaching”
- Englishkerygma
From Ancient Greek κήρυγμα (kḗrugma, “proclamation, preaching”), from κηρύσσω (kērússō, “I proclaim, preach”), from κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto kerigmo
- kerigmoapostolic proclamation
French kérygme
- kérygmeapostolic proclamation
Greek κήρυγμα
- κήρυγμα (kírygma)apostolic proclamation
Italian kerigmo
- kerigmoapostolic proclamation
Polish kerygmat
- kerygmatapostolic proclamation
Russian ке́ригма
- ке́ригма (kérigma)apostolic proclamation
Spanish kerigma
- kerigmaapostolic proclamation
Cite this entry
kerygma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerygma
“kerygma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerygma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerygma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerygma.
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