theologian
/ˌθi.əˈləʊd͡ʒən/US/ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/
theologian noun: a specialist in academic theology.
Noun
theologian (plural theologians)
- A specialist in academic theology.
- Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […]1861, John Tulloch, English Puritanism and its leaders, page 29
- During a burping contest to celebrate wonderfully cold soft drinks after a long hike one hot afternoon, one little girl said, "My dad can outburp any of you!" Her father is a distinguished theologian and church leader whom I will not name here.1999, Diana S. Richmond Garland, Family ministry: a comprehensive guide, page 45
- Someone who studies theology.
- Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation.
- A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
- Synonyms:
- theologus
- A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
theologian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
theologian in Hindi
- धर्मशास्त्री
theologian in Tamil
- இறைமை நுலார், இறைமையியல் வல்லுநர், இறைமையியல்நுற் பேராசிரியர்
theologian in Marathi
- धर्मतज्ज्ञ
theologian in Urdu
- مذہبی عالم
More languagesFewer languages
- theologian in Bengali
- ধর্মতত্ত্ববিদ, ধর্মতত্ত্ববিদ্
- theologian in Telugu
- వేదాంతి vēdānti
- theologian in Kannada
- ದೇವತಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞ, ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞ
- theologian in Punjabi
- ਧਰਮ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ, ਧਰਮ-ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ
- theologian in Gujarati
- ધર્મશાસ્ત્રી, બ્રહ્મવિદ્યાશાસ્ત્રી
- theologian in Odia
- ଧର୍ମତତ୍ତ୍ୱବିତ୍, ଧର୍ମତତ୍ତ୍ୱବିଦ୍, ଧର୍ମତତ୍ତ୍ବବିଦ୍
- theologian in Nepali
- धर्मविद्
- theologian in Tagalog
- dalubbathala, dalub-bathala
- theologian in Arabic
- عَالِم لَاهُوت ʕālim lāhūt, لَاهُوتِيّ lāhūtiyy
Examples of theologian in a sentence
- After polygenesis was soundly rejected by theologians, it was taken up with enthusiasm by many scientists.
- Cone, who once called himself “the angriest theologian in America,” is still angry.
- Theologians such a Nkemnikia speak of African theology and philosophy from the perspective of “vitology.”
Synonyms of theologian
Forms of theologian
| plural | theologians |
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Origin of theologian
From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an.
Words formed from theologian
Questions about theologian
- What does theologian mean?
- Theologian means a specialist in academic theology.
- What is theologian in Hindi?
- Theologian in Hindi is धर्मशास्त्री. See Theologian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is theologian?
- Theologian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce theologian?
- Theologian is pronounced /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ (US).
- What is the plural of theologian?
- The plural of theologian is theologians.
Words near theologian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: theologian (page history and authors); theologian (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); theologian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); theologian (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); theologian (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); theologian (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); వేదాంతి (Telugu) (page history and authors); theologian (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); theologian (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); theologian (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); theologian (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); theologian (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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