missiology

[mis-ee-ol-uh-jee]

mis·si·ol·o·gy

[mis-ee-ol-uh-jee]
noun Christianity.
the theological study of the mission of the church, especially the character and purpose of missionary work.

Origin:
1920–25; missi(on) + -o- + -logy
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To missiology

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Missiology has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Collins
World English Dictionary
missiology (ˌmɪsɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
Christian theol the study of the missionary function of the Christian Church

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Main Entry:  missiology
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the study of religious missions and missionaries
Etymology:  missio(n) + -logy
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Copyright © 2003-2012 Dictionary.com, LLC
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT