Theologian Meaning
/ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA specialist in academic theology.
nounSomeone who studies theology.
Sentence Examples
Tom is a theologian.
St. Augustine is a Christian philosopher and theologian of Berber origin.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous ____ wrote a long book about the nature of God.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ is a person who studies the nature of God and the many different religious beliefs and traditions today.
Word Origin & History
From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […]"
— 1861, John Tulloch, English Puritanism and its leaders, page 29:
"During a burping contest to celebrate wonderfully cold soft drinks after a long hike one hot afternoon, one little girl said, "My dad can outburp any of you!" Her father is a distinguished theologian and church leader whom I will not name here."
— 1999, Diana S. Richmond Garland, Family ministry: a comprehensive guide, page 45:
"Cone, who once called himself “the angriest theologian in America,” is still angry. […] Niebuhr’s decision not to speak out against lynching encouraged other white theologians and ministers to follow suit, Cone said, because Niebuhr was considered the nation’s greatest theologian."
— 2018 April 30, John Blake, “Remembering the theologian who took on the hypocrisy of the white church”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous ____ wrote a long book about the nature of God.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ is a person who studies the nature of God and the many different religious beliefs and traditions today.