theology
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1. the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | learned profession, |
| definition | : | one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | divinity, theology, |
| definition | : | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition) |
2. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | angelology, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that is concerned with angels (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | apologetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ecclesiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | eschatology, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hermeneutics, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | homiletics, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theodicy, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | redemption, salvation, |
| definition | : | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | creation, |
| definition | : | (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | theology, |
| definition | : | the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | limbo, |
| definition | : | (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | purgatory, |
| definition | : | (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | divine guidance, inspiration, |
| definition | : | (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | theanthropism, |
| definition | : | (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | foreordination, predestination, predetermination, preordination, |
| definition | : | (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | theological system, theology, |
| definition | : | a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | minor, venial, |
| definition | : | warranting only temporal punishment (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | deadly, mortal, |
| definition | : | involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | catechetic, catechetical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or involving catechesis (adj.pert) |
3. a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | system, system of rules, |
| definition | : | a complex of methods or rules governing behavior (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | christian theology, |
| definition | : | the teachings of Christian churches (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | liberation theology, |
| definition | : | a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | natural theology, |
| definition | : | a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | divinity, theology, |
| definition | : | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | emanation, procession, rise, |
| definition | : | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | reprobate, |
| definition | : | abandon to eternal damnation (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | reveal, |
| definition | : | disclose directly or through prophets (verb.perception) |
4. the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
5. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
6. a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
7. the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
8. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
9. a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
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