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語源

From Latin halieuticus ("halieutic, of or about fishing"), from Ancient Greek ἁλιευτικός (halieutikós) (alieutikós, "of or about fishermen"), from ἁλιεύς (halieús, “fisherman”). The Christianity definition comes from the fish being a symbol of the Christian faith.

名詞

halieutics (uncountable)

1. (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing, especially in Ancient Rome.
2. (rare) The art or practice of fishing.
3. (archaic, religion) evangelization; the spreading of Christianity across the world.

参考

• halieutic (adjective)
• ichthyology

参照

• “halieutics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.