genealogy+(noun)

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• genealogy — ► NOUN (pl. genealogies) 1) a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. 2) the study of lines of descent. DERIVATIVES genealogical adjective genealogist noun. ORIGIN Greek genealogia, from genea race, generation + logos account …   English terms dictionary

• Genealogy (in the Bible) — • The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring to the Gentile theogonies, or to the Essene generation of angels, or to the emanation of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• genealogy — noun our genealogy has been difficult to determine Syn: lineage, line, line of descent, family tree, bloodline; pedigree, ancestry, extraction, heritage, parentage, birth, family, dynasty, house, stock, blood, roots …   Thesaurus of popular words

• genealogy — noun 1 (U) the study of the history of families 2 (C) an account of the history of a family, especially when shown in a drawing that shows how each person is related to the others genealogist noun (C) genealogical, adjective genealogically / kli/ …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• genealogy — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Middle English genealogie, from Anglo French, from Late Latin genealogia, from Greek, from genea race, family + logia logy; akin to Greek genos race Date: 14th century 1. an account of the descent of a person, family …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• genealogy — noun a) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree. b) A record or table of such descent; a …   Wiktionary

• genealogy — UK [ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ] / US [ˌdʒɪnɪˈælədʒɪ] noun Word forms genealogy : singular genealogy plural genealogies 1) [uncountable] the study of the history of families using historical documents to discover the relationships between people 2)… …   English dictionary

• genealogy — ge|ne|al|o|gy [ ,dʒini ælədʒi ] noun 1. ) uncount the study of the history of families using historical documents to discover the relationships between people 2. ) count the history of one family, showing how all the people are related to each… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• genealogy — [dʒi:nɪ alədʒi, dʒɛn ] noun (plural genealogies) 1》 a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. 2》 the study of lines of descent. Derivatives genealogical ˌdʒi:nɪə lɒdʒɪk(ə)l, ˌdʒɛn adjective genealogically …   English new terms dictionary

• genealogy — /dʒiniˈælədʒi / (say jeenee aluhjee) noun (plural genealogies) 1. an account of the descent of a person or family through an ancestral line. 2. the investigation of pedigrees as a department of knowledge. {Middle English, from Late Latin… …  

• genealogy — A catalogue of names of a dynasty or family. In the OT and NT there are several lists of ancestors or descendants. In some cases the names (which may not be comprehensive the Hebrew noun ben could mean not only ‘son’ but also ‘grandson’, or… …   Dictionary of the Bible