theology
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- noun
- /θiˈɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
- They belong to a common cultural world based on the classics, the Bible, certain forms of Protestant theology and law.
- Christian theology
- Catholic theology
- systematic theology
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Watch on YouTubeHe's, you know, he's created a new theology on top of this theology.
- He's, you know, he's created a new theology on top of this theology.
- We had that we we know more about the Epicurean theology, the banquet or the symposium.
- And you just really, you really don't want to get your theology from TikTok.
- So I'm trying to bridge the theologies a little bit.
- So Muslims, when they think about this, split into a few theologies.
- And again, it's, it's, it's fundamentally comes down to Christian theology.
- They didn't allow too much theology.
- Kalam is simply the Arabic word for a a point of doctrine and denotes medieval Islamic theology.
- He inherits the revolution, he inherits his ideologies, and he very much learns his Puritan theology.
- What I think you weren't raised or indoctrinated like I was, but a fundamental part of evangelical Christian theology is we are better than you.
- So that is achievable, but it's but it's not achievable in the context of radical Sunni Islamic theology or radical Shia Islamic theology.
- The Pope is, first of all, an adherent of what's called liberation theology, hard left wing Catholic doctrine.
- And liberation theology was priests and pastors who took up the struggle of the poor.
- And if they say no, it means that this, this theology is ruled out.
- I would say the, the theologies were were at at odds.
- It's, it's a, it's a theology that is going to leave you unsatisfied because there's no way to know that you have achieved it.
Examples
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In other words, practical theology had become a university discipline distinct from theology "proper."
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So history and theology are tightly intertwined in the Bible.
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And Bruce had a whole theology around that.
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And if they say no, it means that this, this theology is ruled out.
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So this is the theology that the bishops want out there, right?
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Those who opposed his particular brand of theology were struck down with disease.
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The article closes with proposals for a fundamental moral theology that is both truly Christian and truly African.
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We may start, as one frequently starts in Catholic theology, with Thomas Aquinas.
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And liberation theology was priests and pastors who took up the struggle of the poor.
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Her studies in theology helped her understand different religious beliefs and traditions.
Synonyms
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A set of beliefs and practices about a god or gods, often with worship and rules
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A religion or religious group someone belongs to, for example Christianity
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A religion that follows Jesus Christ and believes he is the savior
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A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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A set of ideas and values that shape how people think and act
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A set of beliefs that guide a person or group
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A branch of Christianity made of churches that split from the Catholic Church in the 1500s
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A religion based on Jesus Christ that says he is the savior and teaches love and forgiveness
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A set of beliefs that a faith group officially teaches
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A set of official religious beliefs that a Christian church teaches
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A Protestant belief that God alone decides who is saved
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The study of Christian beliefs and church teaching by scholars
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Beliefs that try to know God and the soul through spiritual experience and mix ideas from different religions
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A set of beliefs taught by a religious group
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A group's organized beliefs and teachings about God and religion
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A belief that government should follow laws from the Bible instead of laws made by people
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Official religious beliefs and their study, especially in Christianity
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The study of religious beliefs and practices
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A political and cultural set of beliefs based on the life and teachings of Jesus
A belief in a hidden spiritual wisdom that connects all life
Compounds
- Specialized
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A Christian view that uses Jesus' teachings to support freeing poor people from injustice
The highest university degree in theology given by the Catholic Church
How Systematic
Surface Forms
Morphology
theology = theo + logy
Although the form suggests 'study of God', this sense has shifted to mean a system or school of beliefs, which is not directly recoverable from the parts.
Etymology
Theology comes from Greek parts theo- ('god') and -logy ('study'), so it can also mean a particular system of religious teaching about God, which is why we speak of Catholic theology or Hindu theology as a set of beliefs and ideas.