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theology

  • /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

Where it comes from

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.

noun theologies

  1. uncountable, usually The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.

    Similar: godlore

  2. uncountable, usually Synonym of religious studies. Theology is a study, but religion is an experience. Theology is the study of religion, and when we study theology we are studying religion.

    Similar: religious studies

  3. countable, usually An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
  4. countable, usually A particular belief within a religion. In this context, one could conceivably hold onto the theology that baptism is essential for salvation.
  5. slang, uncountable, usually Subjective marginal details. While those folks are caught up in theological arguments about LISP versus PROLOG, […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: divinity, theological system, theological, theologian, doctrine, jurisprudence, dogmatics, ecclesiology, soteriology, religious studies, metaphysics, faith, dogma, belief, christology, apologetics

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noun study of God, or a god, or gods

Españolteología
한국어신학 sinhak
日本語神学 shingaku
中文神學 /神学 shénxué
हिन्दीधर्ममीमांसा dharmamīmānsā, धर्मशास्त्र dharmaśāstra
Kiswahilitheolojia
Portuguêsteologia
Françaisthéologie
DeutschTheologie
Italianoteologia
Ελληνικάθεολογία theología
Românăteologie
Русскийбогосло́вие bogoslóvije, теоло́гия teológija
Tiếng Việtthần học
العربيةإِلٰهِيَّات ʔilāhiyyāt
עבריתתאולוגיה \ תֵּאוֹלוֹגיָה teológya

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@misc{theology_2026,
  title = {theology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}