liberation theology
liberation theology
nounDefinition of LIBERATION THEOLOGY
: a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist orientation with a theology of salvation as liberation from injustice
— liberation theologian noun
First Known Use of LIBERATION THEOLOGY
1972
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