theology
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
The study of God, a god, or gods
The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
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.
An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
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A particular belief within a religion.
- In this context, one could conceivably hold onto the theology that baptism is essential for salvation.
- Most Muslims reject the theology that Jesus died on a cross and was resurrected from the dead (though there is some ambiguity in the Qur'an on the matter), but they do hold that he ascended to heaven and will return again.
- Another problem with the theology that Jews are chosen for a universal ethical mission is that one does not need to be Jewish to be a beacon of light.
Subjective marginal details.
- While those folks are caught up in theological arguments about LISP versus PROLOG, […]
The neighborhood
- neighborthealogian
- neighborthealogy
- neighbortheologoumenon
- neighbortheurgy
- neighborastrotheology
- neighborcosmotheology
- neighborfeminist theology
- neighborliberation theology
- neighborpantheology
- neighborprosperity theology
- neighborpyrotheology
- neighborThomism
Derived
atheology, decision theology, dogmatic theology, dominion theology, Mercersburg theology, natural theology, negative theology, New England theology, New Haven theology, pectoral theology, physico-theology, process theology, replacement theology, sacred theology, theologian, theologic, theological, theologically, theologise, theologist, theologize
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at theology. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at theology. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at theology
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA