Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is learned in theology.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Theological.
- noun A man skilled in theology, especially Christian theology; a divine.
- noun A professor of or writer on theology; any person versed in theology; as, the lawyer was a very respectable theologian.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or divinity; a divine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who studies
theology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
Etymologies
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Neil: Re. being "fake" for claiming using the term theologian means someone versed in theology: the ⋅ o ⋅ lo ⋅ gian/ˌθiəˈloʊdʒən, - dʒiən/[thee-uh-loh-juhn, - jee-uhn] - noun -
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A much happier outcome for the speculative, self-educated theologian is to be found in the example of Hans Urs von Balthasar.
Not only are they better capitalists, but better peacemakers too? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Well, having read the book just recently and being a person who, while no theologian, is pretty familiar with the New Testament and the early days of the Christian faith, I was still finding myself wondering what the hell the story was talking about at certain points.
May 2006 2006
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According to Venerable Bede, a seventh century Anglo Saxon theologian, the English word
unknown title 2009
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In a Church a major difference between a laymember and a theologian is that the theologian usually has a greater knowledge of the Church’s history.
Think Progress » 1967 Flashback: ‘Gov. Romney Would Quit Church For Social Justice’ 2010
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After my testimony as to our convictions and intentions, we asked the judge if we could call theologian Stanley Hauerwas as an expert witness.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: The Power To Choose Life Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011
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After my testimony as to our convictions and intentions, we asked the judge if we could call theologian Stanley Hauerwas as an expert witness.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: The Power To Choose Life Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011
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After my testimony as to our convictions and intentions, we asked the judge if we could call theologian Stanley Hauerwas as an expert witness.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: The Power To Choose Life Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011
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After my testimony as to our convictions and intentions, we asked the judge if we could call theologian Stanley Hauerwas as an expert witness.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: The Power To Choose Life Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011
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After my testimony as to our convictions and intentions, we asked the judge if we could call theologian Stanley Hauerwas as an expert witness.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: The Power To Choose Life Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011
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