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ontotheology

ontotheology noun: the ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably Duns Scotus.

Noun

ontotheology (uncountable)

  1. The ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably Duns Scotus.

Origin of ontotheology

From onto- + theology.

Questions about ontotheology

What does ontotheology mean?
Ontotheology means the ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably Duns Scotus.
What part of speech is ontotheology?
Ontotheology is a noun.

Words near ontotheology in the dictionary

  1. ontotheologians
  2. ontotheological
  3. ontotheologically
  4. ontotheologist
  5. ontotheologists
  6. ontotheology
  7. ontotype
  8. ontotypes
  9. ONTs
  10. ONU
  11. Onuoha

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