Synonyms for theology
θiˈɒl ə dʒithe·ol·o·gy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. theology

   Piety is primarily filial duty, as of children to parents, and hence, in its highest sense, a loving obedience and service to God as the Heavenly Father; pietism often denotes a mystical, sometimes an affected piety; religion is the reverent acknowledgment both in heart and in act of a divine being. Religion, in the fullest and highest sense, includes all the other words of this group. Worship may be external and formal, or it may be the adoring reverence of the human spirit for the divine, seeking outward expression. Devotion, which in its fullest sense is self-consecration, is often used to denote an act of worship, especially prayer or adoration; as, he is engaged in his devotions. Morality is the system and practise of duty as required by the moral law, consisting chiefly in outward acts, and thus may be observed without spiritual rectitude of heart; morality is of necessity included in all true religion, which involves both outward act and spiritual service. Godliness (primarily godlikeness) is a character and spirit like that of God. Holiness is the highest, sinless perfection of any spirit, whether divine or human, tho often used for purity or for consecration. Theology is the science of religion, or the study and scientific statement of all that the human mind can know of God. Faith, strictly the belief and trust which the soul exercises toward God, is often used as a comprehensive word for a whole system of religion considered as the object of faith; as, the Christian faith; the Mohammedan faith.

   Synonyms:
   devotion, faith, godliness, holiness, morality, pietism, piety, religion, righteousness, worship

   Antonyms:
   atheism, blasphemy, godlessness, impiety, irreligion, profanity, sacrilege, unbelief, ungodliness, wickedness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. theology, divinitynoun

   the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

   Synonyms:
   deity, divinity, immortal, theological system, divinity fudge, god

2. theology, theological systemnoun

   a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings

   "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"

   Synonyms:
   divinity, theological system

3. theologynoun

   the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)

   "he studied theology at Oxford"

   Synonyms:
   divinity, theological system

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1. • Learned Profession
   • Theology

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. theologynoun

   Synonyms:
   divinity, true doctrine concerning god and his relations to man, scientific statement of the facts of religion

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1. List of paraphrases for "theology":

   theological, divinity, theologian

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1. Pope Francis:

   Benedict XVI was a great pope, great for the power and penetration of his intellect, great for his considerable contribution to theology, great for his love for the Church and for human beings, great for his virtues and his religiosity.

2. Real Live Preacher, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-25-05:

   When someone is giving you their theology, their God words, you should listen hard and be very gentle. The time to deliver your God words is when you are asked.

3. Michael Horton:

   Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism.

4. Robert A. Heinlein:

   Theology is never any help it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.

5. Franklin Graham:

   The younger pastors – so many are caught up in the pop culture, and the pastor in a church is more about being cool, we’re beginning to put theology in the back seat and I ’m concerned about the church.