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antitheological

antitheological adjective: opposing theology.

Adjective

antitheological (comparative more antitheological, superlative most antitheological)

  1. Opposing theology.
    • Despite his antitheological bias, James recognized that he could not completely discount religious doctrines.1996, Julie A. Reuben, The Making of the Modern University, page 107
    • Sayyid Qutb is quickly overtaking Reinhold Niebuhr as the theologian about whom the un- or antitheological pronounce with the most serene authority.2008 April 27, Leon Wieseltier, “The Catastrophist”, in New York Times

Forms of antitheological

comparativemore antitheological
superlativemost antitheological

Origin of antitheological

From anti- + theological.

Questions about antitheological

What does antitheological mean?
Antitheological means opposing theology.
What part of speech is antitheological?
Antitheological is an adjective.

Words near antitheological in the dictionary

  1. antitheistical
  2. antitheistically
  3. antitheists
  4. antithenar
  5. antitheocratic
  6. antitheological
  7. antitheologies
  8. antitheology
  9. antitheorem
  10. antitheorems
  11. antitheoretical

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