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theology

 noun
     
Related topics: Religion
the‧ol‧o‧gy plural theologies
1 [uncountable]RR the study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs:
He studied theology at college.
2 [uncountable and countable]RR a particular system of religious beliefs and ideas:
According to Muslim theology there is only one God.
a comparison of Eastern and Western theologies
—theological adjective:
theological debate
—theologically adverb
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