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theologist

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin theologista.

noun theologists

  1. uncommon One who is skilled in, professes or practices that which relates or pertains to God. 1763 August 6, Elizabeth Carter, personal correspondence, in Montagu Pennington, Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter […], Volume I, F. C. and J. Rivington (1808), page 319, She told me with great joy and simplicity, that an English lady had told her, that our religion was very much alike. I

    Similar: theologer, theologian, theologician, theologue

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@misc{theologist_2026,
  title = {theologist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theologist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}