| | The word is from ''re-'' again + ''iterate'', [[Latin]] ''iteratus'', past participle of ''iterare'' to repeat—''to reiterate'' is literally to repeat again and again, over and over, repeatedly. | | The word is from ''re-'' again + ''iterate'', [[Latin]] ''iteratus'', past participle of ''iterare'' to repeat—''to reiterate'' is literally to repeat again and again, over and over, repeatedly. |
| − | [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]], preachers, and missionaries, primarily task themselves with a mission to reiterate the truths of God's revelation of Himself in the work of salvation by the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension of [[Jesus Christ]], and in demonstrations of the truth and accuracy of the [[Bible]], and validity of [[Christianity|Christian]] [[worship]]. See [[Witnessing]] and [[Evangelism]]. | + | [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]], preachers, and [[Missionary|missionaries]], primarily task themselves with a mission to reiterate the [[truth]]s of [[God]]'s [[revelation]] of Himself in the work of [[salvation]] by the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension of [[Jesus Christ]], and in demonstrations of the truth and accuracy of the [[Bible]], and validity of [[Christianity|Christian]] [[worship]]. See [[Witnessing]] and [[Evangelism]]. |
| | Reiteration improperly used is tedious and tendentious, often having the opposite of the intended effect of clarification and persuasion by wearying the audience; for example, in exhaustive repetition of [[advertising]], and, in particular, political [[campaign]] ads to the point of [[antipathy]] and [[Disgusting|disgust]]. See [[Harassment]]. | | Reiteration improperly used is tedious and tendentious, often having the opposite of the intended effect of clarification and persuasion by wearying the audience; for example, in exhaustive repetition of [[advertising]], and, in particular, political [[campaign]] ads to the point of [[antipathy]] and [[Disgusting|disgust]]. See [[Harassment]]. |