catène

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catēna. Doublet of chaîne, which was inherited, as well as cadène, a borrowing from Old Italian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.tɛn/

Noun

catène f (plural catènes)

(religious philosophy) sequence of remarks on holy scripture

Related terms

Further reading

“catène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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