Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

home teaching

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: home- teach-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The responsibility of the priesthood in which a pair of priesthood holders visit another member's family to teach them LDS doctrine and monitor their well-being.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see home, teaching.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of home teach

Example Sentences

"When it came time for me to be ordained a teacher in the Aaronic Priesthood, I told the bishop I would accept a home teaching assignment."
"John C. Holt, publisher of the newsletter Growing Without Schooling, believes that excluding families with disabled youngsters, about 10,000 to 20,000 families throughout the country have elected home teaching."

Etymology

From home + teaching.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: home teach

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

block teaching ward teaching

Questions

What does home teaching mean?: The responsibility of the priesthood in which a pair of priesthood holders visit another member's family to teach them LDS doctrine and monitor their well-being.
Where does home teaching come from?: From home + teaching.

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