theologian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ (General-American)
- /ˌθi.əˈləʊd͡ʒən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an.
Meanings
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A specialist in academic theology.
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.
2018 April 30, John Blake, “Remembering the theologian who took on the hypocrisy of the white church”, in CNN:Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […]
1861, John Tulloch, English Puritanism and its leaders, page 29: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.
1999, Diana S. Richmond Garland, Family ministry: a comprehensive guide, page 45:
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(colloquial) Someone who studies theology.
Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation.
- A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
- A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| theologians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ontotheologian · ecotheologian · atheologian · anthropologian · natural theologian · metatheologian
Relateds
theologic · theological · theology · theologically
Synonyms
Translations (67)
it teologo (specialist in theology) · io teologiisto (specialist in theology) · da teolog (specialist in theology) · de Theologin (specialist in theology) · fi teologi (specialist in theology) · sh bogoslovac (specialist in theology) · hy աստվածաբան (specialist in theology) · yi טעאָלאָג (specialist in theology) · hu teológus (specialist in theology) · eo teologo (specialist in theology) · vo godavan (specialist in theology) · ru тео́лог (specialist in theology) · nb teolog (specialist in theology) · gl teólogo (specialist in theology) · af teoloog (specialist in theology) · ja 神学者 (specialist in theology) · rue теолоґ (specialist in theology) · sk teológ (specialist in theology) · ar عَالِم لَاهُوت (specialist in theology) · cs teolog (specialist in theology) · tl dalubbathala (specialist in theology) · ca teòloga (specialist in theology) · uz ilohiyotchi (specialist in theology) · es teólogo (specialist in theology) · nl theoloog (specialist in theology) · ga diagaire (specialist in theology) · eo teologino (specialist in theology) · tr ilahiyatçı (specialist in theology) · ang dryhtweorþa (specialist in theology) · sl teolog (specialist in theology) · uk богосло́в (specialist in theology) · pl teolożka (specialist in theology) · nn teolog (specialist in theology) · pt teóloga (specialist in theology) · es teóloga (specialist in theology) · el θεολόγος (specialist in theology) · grc θεολόγος (specialist in theology) · cs teoložka (specialist in theology) · sh bogoslov (specialist in theology) · pt teólogo (specialist in theology) · de Theologe (specialist in theology) · sl teologinja (specialist in theology) · sk teologička (specialist in theology) · sv teolog (specialist in theology) · ar لَاهُوتِيّ (specialist in theology) · cmn 神學家 /神学家 (specialist in theology) · it teologa (specialist in theology) · la theologus (specialist in theology) · ko 신학자 (specialist in theology) · tl dalub-bathala (specialist in theology) · pl teolog (specialist in theology) · az ilahiyyatçı (specialist in theology) · fr théologien (specialist in theology) · uk теолог (specialist in theology) · nl theologe (specialist in theology) · sw mwanatheolojia (specialist in theology) · bg богослов (specialist in theology) · fr théologienne (specialist in theology) · ca teòleg (specialist in theology) · sh bogoslovkinja (specialist in theology) · gl teóloga (specialist in theology) · kk құдайтанушы (specialist in theology) · yi טעאָלאָגין (specialist in theology) · ast teólogu (specialist in theology) · ru богосло́в (specialist in theology) · bg теолог (specialist in theology) · cy diwinydd (specialist in theology)