pisteology
pisteology noun: the science or study of faith.
Noun
pisteology (uncountable)
- The science or study of faith.
- The assertion of a receptivity in man, the Catholic-type conception of the gratia preveniens which runs alongside this receptivity, the mystical culmination of this pisteology, are all elements of a speculative basic approach which can even be seen here, in Dorner.2002, Karl Barth, Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century, page 568
Forms of pisteology
| alternative form | pistology |
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Origin of pisteology
From Ancient Greek πίστις (pístis, “faith”) + -ology.
Questions about pisteology
- What does pisteology mean?
- Pisteology means the science or study of faith.
- What part of speech is pisteology?
- Pisteology is a noun.
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