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nounthe rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
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"Jewish theology" "Roman Catholic theology"nouna particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
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"he studied theology at Oxford"nounthe learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)type of:
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- grace (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- grace (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
- rise (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
- inspiration (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings
- salvation (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
- gregory Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)
- procession (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- redemption (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
- imam (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide