English Online Dictionary. What means theology? What does theology mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεολόγος (theológos, adjective), from θεός (theós) + λόγος (lógos). By surface analysis, theo- + -logy.
Pronunciation
- enPR: thē-ŏl'ə-jē, IPA(key): /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
theology (usually uncountable, plural theologies)
- (uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]
- Synonym: (uncommon) godlore
- (uncountable) Synonym of religious studies
- (countable) An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form. [1660s]
- (countable) A particular belief within a religion.
- (uncountable, computing, slang) Subjective marginal details.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theology.
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References
- theology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “theology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “theology, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015-03-19.
- Walter W. Skeat, editor (1910), “Theology”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, new edition, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 640.
- "theology" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
Anagrams
- ethology