theological
adjective
theo·log·i·cal
ˌthē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly theologic
1
: of or relating to theology
2
: preparing for a religious vocation
a theological student
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Throughout my childhood, and to this day, Dad regularly reads his favorite book, The Greatest Thing in the World, a pocket-size theological meditation on love as defined in First Corinthians.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, being a theological school known for outstanding professors of missiology and its international student body, helped prepare Pope Leo for his subsequent ministry that crossed borders and cultures.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Under church law, clergy may opt out of conducting such blessings, but their availability is seen as a meaningful theological endorsement.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Students at Christ for the Nations debated several charismatic Christian theological ideas that encouraged believers to seize power on God’s behalf, including one theory that some individuals could become immortal.
—Dan Barry, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, being a theological school known for outstanding professors of missiology and its international student body, helped prepare Pope Leo for his subsequent ministry that crossed borders and cultures.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Under church law, clergy may opt out of conducting such blessings, but their availability is seen as a meaningful theological endorsement.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Students at Christ for the Nations debated several charismatic Christian theological ideas that encouraged believers to seize power on God’s behalf, including one theory that some individuals could become immortal.
—Dan Barry, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
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“Theological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theological. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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