so·te·ri·ol·o·gy
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Audio Help [suh-teer-ee-ol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key –noun Theology.
| the doctrine of salvation through Jesus Christ. |
[Origin: 1760–70; < Gk sōtérí(a) salvation, deliverance (sōtér- (s. of sōt
r) deliverer + -ia -y3) + -o- + -logy
]
r) deliverer + -ia -y3) + -o- + -logy
] —Related forms
so·te·re·o·log·ic
Audio Help [suh-teer-ee-uh-loj-ik] Pronunciation Key, so·te·re·o·log·i·cal, adjective
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Soteriology
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| so·te·ri·ol·o·gy
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n. The theological doctrine of salvation as effected by Jesus. [Greek sōtērion, deliverance (from sōtēr, savior, from saos, sōs, safe; see teuə- in Indo-European roots) + -logy.] so·te'ri·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk), so·te'ri·o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. |
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| soteriology | |
noun | |
| the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency |
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Soteriology
So*te`ri*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? safety (from ? saving, ? a savoir, ? to save) + -logy.]1. A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health. 2. (Theol.) The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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