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noun a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
Origin of theologian 1475–85; theology + -an; replacing earlier theologien <Middle French
OTHER WORDS FROM theologian an·ti·the·o·lo·gian, noun, adjective Words nearby theologian theol., theolatry, old college try, the, Old Curiosity Shop, The, Old Man and the Sea, The, theologian , theological, theological virtue, theological virtues, theologize, theologue
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The second-century Christian theologian Tertullian once said “It is certain because it is impossible.”
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Perez Guadalupe, a criminologist, sociologist, and theologian , has brought a disciplined hand to Castro Castro.
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His father, the brilliant Presbyterian theologian Francis Schaeffer, was the intellectual father of the movement.
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The writer's rank, as a theologian to begin with, and subsequently as a historian of Greek philosophy, is of the highest.
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Yet no bishop, no theologian , durst oppose their quackery and their fraud.
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No, the magician believes just as devoutly as the theologian .
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He readily engaged in the heated theological discussion of his time, taking first rank as a theologian .
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If Science averred that she could do this, the theologian this time must part company with such Science.
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British Dictionary definitions for theologian noun a person versed in or engaged in the study of theology, esp Christian theology
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Words related to theologian cleric, clergy, philosopher, scholar, divine, curate, ecclesiastic
Cultural definitions for theologian A person who engages in theology. Some notable theologians are Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, John Calvin, and Martin Luther.
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