Theologian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Theologian is a noun meaning A specialist in academic theology.
Meaning
A specialist in academic theology.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Someone who studies theology.
- A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
- (Eastern Christianity) A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
Example Sentences
Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […]
Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation.
During a burping contest to celebrate wonderfully cold soft drinks after a long hike one hot afternoon, one little girl said, "My dad can outburp any of you!" Her father is a distinguished theologian and church leader whom I will not name here.
Cone, who once called himself “the angriest theologian in America,” is still angry. […] Niebuhr’s decision not to speak out against lynching encouraged other white theologians and ministers to follow suit, Cone said, because Niebuhr was considered the nation’s greatest theologian.
Word Forms
- theologians
Synonyms for theologian
Depending on context, synonyms include theologist, theologus, theologizer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include theologizer, theologist, theology, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman.
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