THEOLOGY


Meaning of THEOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ thē-ˈä-lə-jē ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.