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theologist

theologist

1 9.0
A person who studies religious ideas and asks questions about faith
  • noun
  • /θiˈɑlədʒɪst/
: teólogo
  • But they're like theologists and psychologists who study belief systems.

I love John Piper, he's one of our modern day theologists, but he said cry out to God then ransacked the Bible for his appointed promise.

Examples

  • Nor obviously am I a Liberation Theologist.

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  • The key, and very many intelligent theologists know this.

  • Interestingly enough, in his last years, Remis referred to himself as an 'Evolutionary Theologist'.

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  • I'm not a theologist, so I'm not going to debate whether it's a moral imperative for Marvel to just give the estate a couple million dollars because they can afford it.

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  • And you acquiesce to the most extreme factions of your party, the theologists.

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  • The theologist presented a detailed analysis of ancient religious texts during the lecture.

  • During the conference, a well-known theologist discussed the impact of faith on modern society.

  • Many theologists investigate how different cultures interpret the concept of the divine.

Synonyms

theologian
vstheologist
47 7.5

A person who studies religion and explains its ideas

includes both study and speculative questions about religion
divine
vstheologist
  • Archaic
5 8.1

A person who is a Christian priest or religious teacher

is the general scholarly role not limited to clergy or one faith
theol.
vstheologist
9.9

A person who studies and teaches about religious beliefs

serves the same meaning but written as a short form
theologizer
vstheologist
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who studies and writes about God and religion

focuses equally on study and open speculation about religious matters
eschatologist
vstheologist
  • Formal
9.9

A person who studies beliefs about death, judgment, and the end of the world

is broader, covering theology generally not only final destiny topics
hermeneut
vstheologist
  • Formal
9.9

A person who explains difficult religious or philosophical texts

studies religion more broadly rather than focusing on text interpretation

How Expert

theologian
47 7.5
theologist
1 9.0
layperson
14 4.9

Surface Forms

theologist singular
theologists plural

Morphology

theologist = theology (transparent) = theolog + ist

The word is built directly from theology plus the agentive suffix -ist, so a learner who knows theology can usually infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word theologist comes from the Greek parts theos 'god' and -logy 'study', the same parts you see in theology and in words like biology. So a theologist is someone who studies 'god' or religious ideas.