"kything" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Kything is an almost lost Scottish word which speaks to the act of consciously communicating with an object as described in the book Kything: the art of spiritual presence by Louis Savary and Patricia Berne. To Kythe means to make visible. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kything (uncountable)
  1. The spiritual process of focusing on one's shared connection with a loved one. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-kything-en-noun-pE3qC~JZ

Verb

Etymology: Kything is an almost lost Scottish word which speaks to the act of consciously communicating with an object as described in the book Kything: the art of spiritual presence by Louis Savary and Patricia Berne. To Kythe means to make visible. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kything
  1. present participle and gerund of kythe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kythe
    Sense id: en-kything-en-verb-VOS7usP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74
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