theological
adjective
theo·log·i·cal
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or less commonly theologic \ ˌthē-ə-ˈlä-jik
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Definition of theological
1
: of or relating to theology
2
: preparing for a religious vocation
a theological student
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Other Words from theological
theologically
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Examples of theological in a Sentence
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Lewis’s writings — his fantasy, science fiction, apologetics, and theological essays — were as diverse as his public personae. — Joseph Loconte, National Review, "C. S. Lewis: Oxford Don vs. the Devil," 31 Aug. 2019 Zhong, the adoption agency’s founder, earned a theological doctorate at the University of Denver in 1989 and formed CCAI in Denver in 1992, CCAI’s website said. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Parents sue Centennial adoption agency claiming they weren’t informed of Chinese son’s sexual-abuse issues," 14 Aug. 2019 There is evil in the theological sense; there is evil in the quotidian sense. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "How Trump Obscures Mass Shootings With Doublespeak," 6 Aug. 2019 But Southern Seminary cannot partner with Simmons College due to conflicting theological beliefs, the two leaders told Phelps. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Leaders of Southern Baptist seminary with slavery ties reject a call for reparations," 6 June 2019 But there are no doctrinal or theological differences between Ukraine’s various Orthodox churches. — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, "Tangle of church and state roils Ukraine’s Orthodox parishes," 17 Apr. 2019 The parchment on which the poem was written was cut up and reused as binding in a Latin theological text. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Fragment of ‘The Rose Thorn,’ a Poem About a Talking Vulva, Dated to the 1300s," 3 Aug. 2019 Simmons College has partnered with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, which split from the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1990s over theological differences, such as the convention's ban on female pastors. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Leaders of Southern Baptist seminary with slavery ties reject a call for reparations," 6 June 2019 Their political coalitions are mostly practical, not moral or theological. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "William Barber II and the MLK Legacy of Church-Based Activism," 15 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'theological.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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