metatheologyn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəθɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛdəθiˈɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, theology n.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + theology n.

†1. A theology held to be more profound than that recognized by theologians. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

a1631 J. Donne Ess. Divinity (1651) 129 A Meta-theology, and super-divinity, above that which serves our particular consciences.

2. The philosophical study of the nature and methods of theology, esp. the analysis of religious language.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > branches of theology > [noun] > meta-theology

metatheology1957

1957 I. M. Crombie in B. Mitchell Faith & Logic ii. 77 It is from reading theology, not meta-theology, that one can come to understand how theological statements work.

1959 P. Munz Probl. Relig. Knowl. 12 The meta-theology which I have put forward neither stands nor falls with any one particular theological opinion which I have expressed or implied.

1967 Philosophy 42 195 One piece of meta-theology which has won wide acceptance..is that ‘God’ is not a substance-word.

1981 Nous 15 211 ‘Religious language’ is a rag-bag. In order to gain clarification it is necessary to provide a metatheology, to show for example, that ‘God’ putatively refers to an individual who transcends space and time.

1992 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 52 492 Their distinctive mode of access to this piece of common meta-theology is not without its benefits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metatheology
释义	metatheologyn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəθɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəθiˈɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, theology n. Etymology: < meta- prefix + theology n. †1. A theology held to be more profound than that recognized by theologians. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1631 J. Donne Ess. Divinity (1651) 129 A Meta-theology, and super-divinity, above that which serves our particular consciences. 2. The philosophical study of the nature and methods of theology, esp. the analysis of religious language. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > branches of theology > [noun] > meta-theology metatheology1957 1957 I. M. Crombie in B. Mitchell Faith & Logic ii. 77 It is from reading theology, not meta-theology, that one can come to understand how theological statements work. 1959 P. Munz Probl. Relig. Knowl. 12 The meta-theology which I have put forward neither stands nor falls with any one particular theological opinion which I have expressed or implied. 1967 Philosophy 42 195 One piece of meta-theology which has won wide acceptance..is that ‘God’ is not a substance-word. 1981 Nous 15 211 ‘Religious language’ is a rag-bag. In order to gain clarification it is necessary to provide a metatheology, to show for example, that ‘God’ putatively refers to an individual who transcends space and time. 1992 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 52 492 Their distinctive mode of access to this piece of common meta-theology is not without its benefits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1631
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