halieutics

== English == === Alternative forms === halieuticks (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin halieuticus ("halieutic, of or about fishing"), from Ancient Greek ἁλιευτικός (halieutikós) (alieutikós, "of or about fishermen"), from ἁλιεύς (halieús, “fisherman”). The Christianity definition comes from the fish being a symbol of the Christian faith. === Noun === halieutics (uncountable) (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing, especially in Ancient Rome. (rare) The art or practice of fishing. (archaic, religion) evangelization; the spreading of Christianity across the world. ==== See also ==== halieutic (adjective) ichthyology === References === “halieutics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.