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theol.

theol.

9.9
A person who studies and teaches about religious beliefs
  • noun
translation icon : teólogo
  • The article was written by a respected theol. specializing in comparative religion.

Examples

  • She cited a well-known theol. in her research paper on ethics.

  • Several theol.s attended the seminar on modern religious thought.

  • The theol. was invited to speak at the conference.

  • Many theols contributed to the new book on ethics.

  • The article was written by a respected theol. specializing in comparative religion.

  • Several theol.s attended the seminar on modern religious thought.

  • She cited a well-known theol. in her research paper on ethics.

Synonyms

theologian
vstheol.
47 7.5

A person who studies religion and explains its ideas

is the short written form used for that expert title
divine
vstheol.
  • Archaic
5 8.1

A person who is a Christian priest or religious teacher

is the short written form used for that expert title
theologist
vstheol.
1 9.0

A person who studies religious ideas and asks questions about faith

is the short written form used for that expert title
theologizer
vstheol.
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who studies and writes about God and religion

is the short written form used for that expert title

Surface Forms

theol. singular

Etymology

Theol. can also stand for theologian, a person who studies religion; it uses theo- 'god' and the ending -ian meaning 'person', so a theologian is like a biologist but studies ideas about God. So theol. here means a religion expert.