theologian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialist in academic theology.
  2. Someone who studies theology.
  3. A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
  4. A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.

Pronunciation

/ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ /ˌθi.əˈləʊd͡ʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-theologian.wav

Word forms

theologian theologians

Etymology

From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an.

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