— kerygmatic /ker'ig mat"ik/ , adj.
/ki rig"meuh/ , n. , pl. kerygmata /-meuh teuh/ .
1. the preaching of the gospel of Christ, esp. in the manner of the early church.
2. the content or message of such preaching.
Also, kerugma /ki rug"meuh/ .
[ 1885-90; kérygma proclamation, preaching, equiv. to keryk-, s. of kerýssein to proclaim + -ma resultative n. suffix ]