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theology

the·ol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thee-ol-uh-jee]
    • /θiˈɒl ə dʒi/
    • /θiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thee-ol-uh-jee]
    • /θiˈɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of theology word

  • noun plural theology the field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth; divinity. 1
  • noun plural theology a particular form, system, branch, or course of this study. 1
  • noun theology study of God 1
  • uncountable noun theology Theology is the study of the nature of God and of religion and religious beliefs. 0
  • countable noun theology A theology is a particular set of religious beliefs and ideas. 0
  • noun theology the systematic study of the existence and nature of the divine and its relationship to and influence upon other beings 0
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Origin of theology

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English theologie < Old French < Late Latin theologia < Greek theología. See theo-, -logy

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Parts of speech for Theology

noun
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pronoun
preposition
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theology popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for theology

noun theology

  • doxies — opinion; doctrine.
  • doxy — opinion; doctrine.
  • faith — a female given name.
  • divinity — the quality of being divine; divine nature.
  • dogmatics — the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.
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Related words

  • neoorthodoxy

    a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.

  • crisis theology

    a neoorthodox theology, advocated by Karl Barth and others, emphasizing the absolute necessity of faith and divine revelation in transcending the personal crisis, common to all humankind, that arises from the contradictions inherent in human nature and in the social order.

  • natural theology

    theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.

  • revealed theology

    theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.

  • ritschlian

    of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.

  • barthian

    of or relating to Karl Barth, or his ideas
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