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doxological

doxological

9.9
Showing praise, often in religious worship
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɒksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : doxológico
  • During the ceremony, the priest offered a doxological prayer to honor the tradition.
  • doxological theology

Examples

  • And if that is so, then the doxological fittingness of assertions about Christ becomes as much a theological criterion as is their conceivability.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The purpose here is, I think, more doxological than apologetic or dogmatic.

    Academic text (2003)
  • On the contrary, it is urged to make room in its process and its method for an essentially contemplative or even doxological aspect.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The paradigm of the immanent and economic Trinity hampers the exercise of the doxological character of theology.

    Academic text (2002)
  • But whether that's the case or not, it's at least a memorable Pauline expression that distills the identity of Jesus into doxological prose.

    Blog text (27)
  • All of these characterizations describe why metaphorical language remains at the heart of doxological worship and is abhorrent to the formulators of canon law.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The doxological structure of LaCugna's theology is, indeed, a paramount expression of the distinction of God and creature, for prayer, as John Main writes, "is our paying attention to this fundamental relationship of Creator/creature in our lives."

    Academic text (2002)
  • By steering his book, almost at the end, in a quasi-doxological direction, Macquarrie appears to be suggesting that the light in which Christological questions will finally be answered is not, or not only, the light of critical philosophy but the light of prayer.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The service concluded with a doxological hymn that praised the divine.

  • The choir's doxological anthem filled the church with a sense of reverence.

Synonyms

worshipful
vsdoxological
3 7.1

Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God

is about formal praise in worship ceremonies rather than personal feeling
panegyrical
vsdoxological
  • Formal
9.9

Giving very strong praise in a formal speech or writing

is used especially for religious or worship settings rather than general praise
panegyric
vsdoxological
  • Formal
9.9

Language that praises someone very much in a formal way

tends to appear in religious ceremonies rather than only written praise
eulogistic
vsdoxological
  • Formal
8.9

Being full of praise for someone, often in a formal way

leans toward religious worship use rather than mainly honoring a person
praiseful
vsdoxological
6.6

Showing approval by saying good things about someone or their work

is more tied to formal, religious praise rather than casual approval

Surface Forms

doxological positive

Morphology

doxological = doxology (transparent) = doxology + ical

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'doxology' using '-ical' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Doxological comes from the Greek roots doxa 'glory' and logos 'word' or 'speech', so it literally means 'words of praise'. That's why doxological describes language, music, or a tone that gives formal praise in religious or ceremonial worship.