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Definition of Theology
1. Noun. The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth.
Examples of category: Redemption, Salvation, Creation, Limbo, Purgatory, Divine Guidance, Inspiration, Theanthropism, Foreordination, Predestination, Predetermination, Preordination, Theological System, Minor, Venial, Deadly, Mortal, Universalist, Universalistic, Fundamentalist, Fundamentalistic, Catechetic, Catechetical
Generic synonyms: Bailiwick, Discipline, Field, Field Of Study, Study, Subject, Subject Area, Subject Field
Specialized synonyms: Angelology, Apologetics, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Hermeneutics, Homiletics, Liturgics, Liturgiology, Theodicy
Derivative terms: Theological, Theologist
2. Noun. A particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings. "Roman Catholic theology"
Generic synonyms: System, System Of Rules
Category relationships: Divinity
Specialized synonyms: Christian Theology, Liberation Theology, Natural Theology
Examples of category: Emanation, Procession, Rise, Foreordain, Predestinate, Predestine, Reprobate, Reveal
Derivative terms: Theological, Theologist
3. Noun. The learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary). "He studied theology at Oxford"
Category relationships: Divinity
Derivative terms: Theological, Theologist
Definition of Theology
1. n. The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) "the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life."
Definition of Theology
1. Noun. The study of God, or a god, or gods, and the truthfulness of religion in general. ¹
2. Noun. An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Theology
1. the study of religion [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Theology
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