n.
Pronunciation: th ē - ' ä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
Etymology: Middle English theologie, from Anglo-French, from Latin theologia, from Greek, from the- + -logia -logy
Date: 14th century
1 : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience especially : the study of God and of God's relation to the world
2 a : a theological theory or system <Thomist theology > <a theology of atonement> b : a distinctive body of theological opinion <Catholic theology >
3 : a usually 4-year course of specialized religious training in a Roman Catholic major seminary