theology

noun

thee-OL-uh-jee/θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Pluraltheologies (some meanings)

5 meanings of theology

1
noununcountable
The study of God or gods, and of whether religion is true.
She studies theology because she wants to understand God better.
The priest spent many years learning theology before he led a church.
Similardivinity
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2
nouncountable
A clear system for turning religious ideas into rules and actions for daily life.
The new theology helps members decide how to act at work and at home.
Each group developed its own theology from the same holy book.
Similardoctrine, philosophy
3
nouncountable
One belief that is part of a religion.
She does not accept the theology that says people are born bad.
The idea that God forgives everyone is a theology many churches teach.
Similardoctrine, belief, teaching, tenet, dogma
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4
noununcountable
The school subject in which people learn about different religions.
In theology class, the students learned about five different religions.
He chose theology because he wanted to understand what people around the world believe.
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5
nounslanguncountable
Small details that depend on opinion and do not really matter.
Like arguing about what color to paint a door: fun to discuss, but the house works the same either way.
Whether the button is blue or green is just theology. The app works the same either way.
Don't waste the meeting on theology like the shape of the logo.
Similarhairsplitting, pedantry, quibbling, nitpicking, minutiae
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Origin

It comes from Greek, from theós meaning 'god' and lógos meaning 'word' or 'study'. It reached English through Latin and French.