angelology
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- noun
- /ˌeɪndʒəˈlɑːdʒi/
- Specialized
- In his lecture on angelology, the professor explained the different roles angels play in religious texts.
- modern angelology
Examples
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McHale considers the existence of relevant postmodern cultural phenomena such as television, the cinema, paranoia, nuclear anxiety, angelology, the cybernetic interface, and death in the works of these authors.
Academic text (1993) -
For that reason, a careful study of St. Thomas' angelology is required for the proper understanding of his intellectualism.
Academic text (1992) -
Yet, biblical apologists consisting mostly of Evangelical Christians have an unshakeable faith that Zoroastrian eschatology and angelology could not have possibly influenced the later biblical books and worldview.
Blog text (9) -
Many scholars believe that studying angelology can provide deeper insights into Christian theology.
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The author spent years researching angelology before publishing her comprehensive book on the subject.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Angelology comes from the Greek word angelos, which means 'messenger', and the ending -logy, which means 'study', just like in biology. So, angelology is the 'study of angels'.