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1. (n.) theology
the field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; the study of divine things or religious truth; divinity.
2. theology
a particular form, system, or branch of this study.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME theologie < OF < LL theologia < Gk theología. See theo -, -logy)
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| Definition of 'theology' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) theology, divinity
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
2. (noun) theology, theological system
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
"Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
3. (noun) theology
the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)
"he studied theology at Oxford"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) theology
the science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) "the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life."
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| Definitions of 'theology' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. theology
the science which treats of God, particularly as He manifests Himself in His relation to man in nature, reason, or revelation.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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theology
1. A hideous juggernaut to whose wheels cling the blood and bone and the flattened flesh of a million dead emotions.
2. Not what we know about God, but what we do not know about Nature.
3. Obsolete psychology, or the arbitrary rule of a Theos or god.
4. An engine planned for the purpose of bewildering humanity.
5. Self-deceived egotism, hiding behind the name of Deity.
6. Antique and obsolete philosophy.
7. The science of a non-existent, all-powerful, all-wise and all-loving nix.
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. theology
1. Ironically or humorously used to refer to
religious issues. 2. Technical fine points of an abstruse nature, esp. those where
the resolution is of theoretical interest but is relatively
marginal with respect to actual use of a design or
system. Used esp. around software issues with a heavy AI or
language-design component, such as the smart-data vs. smart-programs
dispute in AI.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. theology
The study of religion and religious belief, or a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings (from online Cambridge Dictionary of American English, 2000 and WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database, 1997)
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Sense: the study of God and religious belief.
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 Afrikaans: teologie |
 Arabic: لاهوت، عِلْم اللاهوت |
 Bulgarian: богословие |
 Brazilian: teologia |
 Czech: teologie |
 German: die Theologie |
 Danish: teologi |
 Greek: θεολογία |
 Spanish: teología |
 Estonian: teoloogia |
 Farsi: الهیات |
 Finnish: teologia |
 French: théologie |
 Hebrew: תֵּיאוֹלוֹגיָה |
 Hindi: ब्रह्मविद्या |
 Croatian: teologija, bogoslovlje |
 Hungarian: teológia |
 Indonesian: theologi |
 Icelandic: guðfræði |
 Italian: teologia |
 Japanese: 神学 |
 Korean: 신학 |
 Lithuanian: teologija |
 Latvian: teoloģija |
 Malay: teologi |
 Dutch: theologie |
 Norwegian: teologi |
 Polish: teologia |
 Portuguese: teologia |
 Romanian: teologie |
 Russian: богословие |
 Slovak: teológia |
 Slovenian: teologija |
 Serbian: teologija |
 Swedish: teologi |
 Thai: วิชาว่าด้วยการศาสนา |
 Turkish: teoloji, dinbilim, ilâhiy |
 Taiwanese: 神學 |
 Ukrainian: богослов'я; теологія |
 Urdu: علم الہي، دينيات |
 Vietnamese: thần học |
 Chinese: 神学 |
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