nouthetic

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/nuˈθɛtɪk/

adjective

Being or relating to a form of Evangelical Protestant pastoral counseling based upon the Bible and focused on Christ.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivenouthetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableChristianityBeing or relating to a form of Evangelical Protestant pastoral counseling based upon the Bible and focused on Christ.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνουθετέω“to admonish”
  2. Englishnouthetic

From Ancient Greek νουθετέω (nouthetéō, “to admonish”).

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APA

nouthetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nouthetic

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“nouthetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nouthetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nouthetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nouthetic.

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