liberation theology
–noun
| a 20th-century Christian theology, emphasizing the Biblical and doctrinal theme of liberation from oppression, whether racial, sexual, economic, or political. |
[Origin: 1970–75
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Liberation theology
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| liberation theology
n. A school of theology, especially prevalent in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, that finds in the Gospel a call to free people from political, social, and material oppression. liberation theologian n. |
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| liberation theology | |
noun | |
| a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation |
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