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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θiˈɒlədʒi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θiˈɑlədʒi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thē ol′ə jē)

Inflections of 'theology' (n): npl: theologies

the•ol•o•gy /θiˈɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies.

Religion[uncountable] the study of divine things or of religious truth; the study of God (or gods).
Religion[countable] a particular form or branch of this study.

the•o•log•i•cal /ˌθiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. See -theo-.

the•ol•o•gy (thē ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies.

Religionthe field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe;
study of divine things or religious truth;
divinity.
Religiona particular form, system, branch, or course of this study.

Greek theología. See theo-, -logy
Late Latin theologia
Old French
Middle English theologie 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

theology /θɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)

the systematic study of the existence and nature of the divine and its relationship to and influence upon other beings
a specific branch of this study, undertaken from the perspective of a particular group
the systematic study of Christian revelation concerning God's nature and purpose, esp through the teaching of the Church
a specific system, form, or branch of this study, esp for those preparing for the ministry or priesthood

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin theologia, from Latin; see theo-, -logytheˈologist n

'theology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

apologetics - Arminian - Augustine - Broad Church - divine - divinity - Doctor of Philosophy - dogmatics - Duns Scotus - eschatology - Grosseteste - hermeneutics - Hooker - liberation theology - logical positivism - Melanchthon - moral theology - natural theology - ology - Origen - Paley - pastoral - pneumatology - positivism - profession - scholasticism - STD - STP - systematic - ThD - theo- - theodicy - theol. - theologian - theological - Thomism - Tillich - transubstantiation - under - al-Ash‘ari - Ash‘arism - Barthian - Bt. - bth - Cathar - Christology - crisis theology - dialectical theology - D.J.T. - doctrinal theology

Synonyms: dogma, creed, theism, belief, faith, more...

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