Theology — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θɪˈɑːlədʒi/

🇬🇧British English

/θɪˈɒlədʒi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɪˈɒlədʒi/

3 syllables Say it as /θɪˈɑːlədʒi/.

Examples

Jewish theology
Roman Catholic theology
he studied theology at Oxford

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

divinity theological system

Parts of Speech

noun	the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
noun	a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings “Jewish theology”
noun	the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) “he studied theology at Oxford”

Word Forms

theological	adjective	of or relating to or concerning theology
theologist	noun	someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Theologie

das rationale und systematische Studium der Religion und ihrer Einflüsse sowie der Natur religiöser Wahrheit

🇫🇷French

théologie

l'étude rationnelle et systématique de la religion et de ses influences et de la nature de la vérité religieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

teología

el estudio racional y sistemático de la religión y sus influencias y de la naturaleza de la verdad religiosa

🇮🇹Italian

teologia

lo studio razionale e sistematico della religione e delle sue influenze e della natura della verità religiosa

🇳🇱Dutch

theologie

de rationele en systematische studie van religie en haar invloeden en van de aard van religieuze waarheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

teologia

o estudo racional e sistemático da religião e suas influências e da natureza da verdade religiosa

🇷🇺Russian

богословие

рациональное и систематическое изучение религии и ее влияний, а также природы религиозной истины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धर्मशास्र

धर्म और उसके प्रभावों तथा धार्मिक सत्य की प्रकृति का तर्कसंगत और व्यवस्थित अध्ययन

🇧🇩Bengali

ধর্মতত্ত্ব

ধর্ম এবং এর প্রভাব এবং ধর্মীয় সত্যের প্রকৃতির যুক্তিযুক্ত এবং পদ্ধতিগত অধ্যয়ন

🇮🇳Tamil

இறையியல்

மதம் மற்றும் அதன் தாக்கங்கள் மற்றும் மத உண்மையின் தன்மை பற்றிய பகுத்தறிவு மற்றும் முறையான ஆய்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

వేదాంతశాస్త్రం

మతం మరియు దాని ప్రభావాలు మరియు మతపరమైన సత్యం యొక్క స్వభావం యొక్క హేతుబద్ధమైన మరియు క్రమబద్ధమైన అధ్యయనం

🇮🇳Marathi

धर्मशास्त्र

धर्म आणि त्याचे प्रभाव आणि धार्मिक सत्याच्या स्वरूपाचा तर्कशुद्ध आणि पद्धतशीर अभ्यास

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધર્મશાસ્ત્ર

ધર્મ અને તેના પ્રભાવો અને ધાર્મિક સત્યની પ્રકૃતિનો તર્કસંગત અને વ્યવસ્થિત અભ્યાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಪ್ರಭಾವಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸತ್ಯದ ಸ್ವರೂಪದ ತರ್ಕಬದ್ಧ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൈവശാസ്ത്രം

മതത്തെക്കുറിച്ചും അതിൻ്റെ സ്വാധീനങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചും മതപരമായ സത്യത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവത്തെക്കുറിച്ചും യുക്തിസഹവും വ്യവസ്ഥാപിതവുമായ പഠനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਰਮ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ

ਧਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸੱਚ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਤਰਕਸ਼ੀਲ ਅਤੇ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਅਧਿਐਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

الہیات

مذہب اور اس کے اثرات اور مذہبی سچائی کی نوعیت کا عقلی اور منظم مطالعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神学

对宗教及其影响以及宗教真理本质的理性和系统的研究

🇯🇵Japanese

神学

宗教とその影響、そして宗教的真実の性質についての合理的かつ体系的な研究

🇰🇷Korean

신학

종교와 그 영향, 종교적 진리의 본질에 대한 합리적이고 체계적인 연구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thần học

nghiên cứu hợp lý và có hệ thống về tôn giáo và những ảnh hưởng của nó cũng như bản chất của chân lý tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

เทววิทยา

การศึกษาศาสนาอย่างมีเหตุผลและเป็นระบบ อิทธิพลของศาสนา และธรรมชาติของความจริงทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

teologi

studi rasional dan sistematis tentang agama dan pengaruhnya serta hakikat kebenaran agama

🇵🇭Filipino

teolohiya

ang makatwiran at sistematikong pag-aaral ng relihiyon at ang mga impluwensya nito at ng likas na katotohanan ng relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

teologi

kajian rasional dan sistematik agama dan pengaruhnya dan sifat kebenaran agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللاهوت

الدراسة العقلانية والمنهجية للدين وتأثيراته وطبيعة الحقيقة الدينية

🇮🇷Persian

الهیات

مطالعه عقلانی و سیستماتیک دین و تأثیرات آن و ماهیت حقیقت دینی

🇹🇷Turkish

teoloji

dinin ve onun etkilerinin ve dini hakikatin doğasının rasyonel ve sistematik olarak incelenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֵאוֹלוֹגִיָה

מחקר רציונלי ושיטתי של הדת והשפעותיה ושל טבעה של האמת הדתית

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