καυτηριάζω kautēriázō

Meaning

to brand ("cauterize"), i.e. (by implication) to render unsensitive (figuratively)

In the King James Version: sear with a hot iron

Derivation: from a derivative of G2545 (καίω);

Where it is used

• 1 Timothy 4:2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.