theologian
a person versed in theology, the study of matters relating to religious beliefs, practices, and doctrine.
Origin of theologian
1- Rarely theologist .
Other words from theologian
- an·ti·the·o·lo·gian, noun, adjective
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How to use theologian in a sentence
As Pope Francis said last week, “this is a task for the theologians.”
Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a Saint | Christopher Dickey | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe theologians checked the messages against established church beliefs.
Did the Virgin Mary Warn Rwanda’s Holiest Town of the Genocide? | Nina Strochlic | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVarious physicians and theologians were consulted on the case and declared that this was theoretically possible.
If you listen closely, contemporary creationists talk less theologians and more like caricatures of left-wing cultural theorists.
When Creationists Collide with Stephen Colbert | Michael Schulson | December 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the conclave commences, theologians should be permitted to explore such questions as married priests.
That which illuminates our minds is now called by the theologians intellectus agens.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorThese are the solutions which theologians give in order to console us for the evils which God inflicts upon us.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierWould not all these animals reason as wisely as our theologians, if they should pretend that man was made for them?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierTheologians tell and repeat to us that man is free, while all their teachings conspire to destroy his liberty.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierI hear a multitude of theologians tell me on all sides, that God is infinitely just, but that His justice is not that of men!
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
British Dictionary definitions for theologian
/ (ˌθɪəˈləʊdʒɪən) /
a person versed in or engaged in the study of theology, esp Christian theology
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Cultural definitions for theologian
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