theology

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεολόγος (theológos, adjective), from θεός (theós) + λόγος (lógos). By surface analysis, theo- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === enPR: thē-ŏl'ə-jē, IPA(key): /θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi === Noun === theology (usually uncountable, plural theologies) (uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.] Synonym: (uncommon) godlore (uncountable) Synonym of religious studies. (countable) An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form. [1660s] (countable) A particular belief within a religion. (uncountable, computing, slang) Subjective marginal details. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theology. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === theology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “theology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “theology, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015-03-19. Walter W. Skeat, editor (1910), “Theology”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, new edition, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 640. "theology" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011. === Anagrams === ethology