theology : Idioms & Phrases

• the science which treats of the practice of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of perfection. Am. Cyc.

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• . See Ascetic, Natural.

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• noun a bachelor's degree in theology
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• noun the teachings of Christian churches
  

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• noun a doctor's degree in theology
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  • STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor

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• noun a doctor's degree in theology
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• . Same as Dogmatics.

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• noun a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation
  

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• noun a master's degree in theology
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• theology applied to morals; practical theology; casuistry.
• that phase of theology which is concerned with moral character and conduct.

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• noun a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation
  

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• that part of theological science which treats of those evidences of the existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are exhibited in nature; distinguished from revealed religion. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3.

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Phys`i*co-the*ol"o*gy noun

Etymology

Physico- + theology.

Definitions

1. Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.

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• theology which is to be learned only from revelation.

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• theology as taught by the scholastics, or as prosecuted after their principles and methods.

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• theology as founded upon, or influenced by, speculation or metaphysical philosophy.

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• that branch of theology of which the aim is to reduce all revealed truth to a series of statements that together shall constitute an organized whole. E. G. Robinson (Johnson's Cyc.).

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