theologian
noun
theo·lo·gian
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Definition of theologian
: a specialist in theology
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Think of the war of words that erupted after June 25th when Russell Moore, a distinguished theologian who heads the Ethics and Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, protested over the fate of migrant children on the Mexican border. — The Economist, "When American evangelicals fall out," 5 July 2019 Ekemini Uwan is a public theologian and co-host of Truth’s Table Podcast. — Ekemini Uwan, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: How Toni Morrison’s words pierced me, as a black Christian female writer," 7 Aug. 2019 Dulles was a preeminent conservative Catholic theologian. — Martha Mendoza, Washington Post, "Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group," 29 July 2019 Dulles was a pre-eminent conservative Catholic theologian in his two decades at Fordham University. — Anchorage Daily News, "Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group," 29 July 2019 Among them were educators, historians, theologians and human rights leaders. — Natasha Frost, Quartz, "Philanthropists need to ask themselves hard questions about where their money is going," 20 July 2019 For example, there are still people who treat the myths of religion, like the Genesis story, as some kind of literal truth, even though they were understood by Jewish thinkers and theologians of the time as parables. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Why science can’t replace religion," 4 Nov. 2018 There are other heroes in this book, among them the Catholic theologian John Courtney Murray and the conservative political theorist Willmoore Kendall (two eminent 20th-century thinkers well known to past readers of National Review). — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, "Democracy’s Moral Foundations: Recovering Our ‘Constitution in Full’," 20 June 2019 The medieval Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas believed that the nature of things is revealed by their purpose. — Alexis Papazoglou, The New Republic, "The Sneaky Politics of “Natural Law”," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'theologian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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theologian
noun
English Language Learners Definition of theologian
: a person who is an expert on theology
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