theology
noun
the·ol·o·gy
thē-ˈä-lə-jē 
plural theologies
1
: the study of religious faith, practice, and experience
especially
: the study of God and of God's relation to the world
2
a
: a theological theory or system
Thomist theology
a theology of atonement
b
: a distinctive body of theological opinion
Catholic theology
3
: a usually 4-year course of specialized religious training in a Roman Catholic major seminary
Examples of theology in a Sentence
He has an interest in theology and pastoral work.
The bishop was opposed to the group's theology.
Recent Examples on the Web
Raised in the Baptist Church, Miles, a professor of history at Harvard, studied womanist theology in her early academic career and has lately focussed her scholarship on the environmental humanities, connecting ecology with spirituality in careful, creative studies of nineteenth-century America.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
This is Cusk’s negative theology of the self, a desire to imagine lives perfectly unconditioned and undetermined, no longer shaped by history, culture, or even psychological continuity—and therefore free from loss, and from loss’s twin, progress.
—Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
In addition to a lengthy letter that touched upon philosophy, theology and sexuality, Vigneron released a 2,000-word FAQ explaining new policies Catholics in metro Detroit are expected to follow.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Put aside the complicated metaphysics and speculative theology, and what is left is human beings struggling to patch a ship already at sea: to find ways to live together peacefully—and even prosper—in a changing, plural world.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
This is Cusk’s negative theology of the self, a desire to imagine lives perfectly unconditioned and undetermined, no longer shaped by history, culture, or even psychological continuity—and therefore free from loss, and from loss’s twin, progress.
—Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
In addition to a lengthy letter that touched upon philosophy, theology and sexuality, Vigneron released a 2,000-word FAQ explaining new policies Catholics in metro Detroit are expected to follow.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Put aside the complicated metaphysics and speculative theology, and what is left is human beings struggling to patch a ship already at sea: to find ways to live together peacefully—and even prosper—in a changing, plural world.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for theology
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theology
noun
the·ol·o·gy
thē-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural theologies
1
: the study of religion
2
: a set of religious beliefs
theologian
noun
ˌthē-ə-ˈlō-jən
theological
adjective
-ˈläj-i-kəl
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