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theologaster

theologaster noun: a poor theologian; someone who merely pretends to be a theologian.

Noun

theologaster (plural theologasters)

  1. (rare) A poor theologian; someone who merely pretends to be a theologian.
    • But why should the sun and moon be angry, or take exceptions at mathematicians and philosophers, whenas the like measure is offered unto God Himself, by a company of theologasters?, II.ii.3

Forms of theologaster

pluraltheologasters

Origin of theologaster

From Latin theologus + -aster.

Words that rhyme with theologaster

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Questions about theologaster

What does theologaster mean?
Theologaster means a poor theologian; someone who merely pretends to be a theologian.
What part of speech is theologaster?
Theologaster is a noun.
What is the plural of theologaster?
The plural of theologaster is theologasters.

Words near theologaster in the dictionary

  1. theolinguistic
  2. theolinguistics
  3. theolog
  4. theologal
  5. theologals
  6. theologaster
  7. theologasters
  8. theologate
  9. theologates
  10. theologer
  11. theologers

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