theologian

noun

theo·​lo·​gian ˌthē-ə-ˈlō-jən How to pronounce theologian (audio)
: a specialist in theology

Examples of theologian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The cardinals will be formally installed by Francis on December 8 with the archbishop of Toronto, Frank Leo, and a British theologian, friar Timothy Radcliffe, also among them. Christopher Lamb, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024 The Church and the Political Problem of Our Day A challenging statement of the case of the church against the Nazis by one of the foremost Protestant theologians in the world today. Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024 The newest film from Angel Studios recounts the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who opposed his country and church’s embracement of antisemitism in the 1930s and 1940s. Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Sep. 2024 Eminent theologians have revered Weil (Paul Tillich, Thomas Merton, Pope Paul VI), and so have writers of the first rank, especially women (Hannah Arendt, Ingeborg Bachmann, Anne Carson, Flannery O’Connor, Susan Sontag). Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for theologian 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of theologian was in the 15th century

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“Theologian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theologian. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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