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theological Definition

theo·logi·cal (t̸hē′ə läj′i kəl)

adjective

of, having to do with, based on, or offering instruction in, theology or a theology
also theologic the′o·log′ic

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theological Synonyms

theological

modif.

religious, churchly, ecclesiastical, rabbinical, canonical, doctrinal, scriptural, patristic, apostolic, metaphysical, supernatural, theistic, deistic, scholastic, hagiographical; see also divine 2.

Antonyms atheistic*, scientific*, positivistic.

theological Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • reflection: A more in depth theological reflection on our detached work can be found by clicking here.
  • seminary: But it was a different matter at the Orthodox theological seminary which I was then attending.
  • treatise: In 1916, the year he married, he published the first of his major theological treatise, Mens Creatrix, the Creative Mind.
  • college: The site of Chelsea College, a theological college founded by James I, was selected.
  • liberalism: From questioning creeds, theological liberalism moved on to question ethical norms.
  • virtue: The theological virtue of love is not primarily an emotion, its seat is in the will.

Modifying Another Word

  • primarily: WR 119, bullet point 3, is for us a primarily theological statement.
  • specifically: The final module, for all students, takes up the specifically theological issues which have been raised in the earlier modules.
  • not: My relation to God is not theological only, personal.
  • only: But only theological effort could define and then justify the dogma.
  • strictly: It is well known that Luther evaluated biblical books by the degree to which they bore witness to Christ - a strictly theological criterion.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: In the Exegesis, Phil became more theological, and insistent on identifying VALIS with the Divine Presence.
  • make: The proceedings were good-humoured, but no one was allowed to get away with slipshod thinking or to make theological slips.