theologian

English

Etymology

From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /θi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

theologian (plural theologians)

1. One who studies theology.
   • 1999, Diana S. Richmond Garland, Family ministry: a comprehensive guide, page 45:

     During a burping contest to celebrate wonderfully cold soft drinks after a long hike one hot afternoon, one little girl said, "My dad can outburp any of you!" Her father is a distinguished theologian and church leader whom I will not name here.

2. In Roman Catholic usage, a theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.

   Synonym: theologus

   • 1861, John Tulloch, English Puritanism and its leaders, page 29:

     Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […]

3. In Eastern Orthodox usage, a person who has had direct experience of and unity with God.

Synonyms

• theologist

Derived terms

• natural theologian

Related terms

• theologic
• theological
• theologically
• theology

Translations

one who studies theology

• Afrikaans: teoloog
• Armenian: աստվածաբան (hy) (astvacaban)
• Asturian: teólogu m
• Azerbaijani: ilahiyyatçı
• Bulgarian: богослов m (bogoslov), теолог m (teolog)
• Carpathian Rusyn: теолоґ m (teolog)
• Catalan: teòleg m, teòloga f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神學家／神学家 (zh) (shénxuéjiā)

• Czech: teolog (cs) m, teoložka (cs) f
• Danish: teolog c
• Dutch: theoloog (nl) m, theologe (nl) f
• Esperanto: teologo (eo), teologino (female)
• Finnish: teologi (fi)
• French: théologien (fr) m, théologienne (fr) f
• Galician: teólogo m, teóloga f
• German: Theologe (de) m, Theologin (de) f
• Greek: θεολόγος (el) m or f (theológos)

  Ancient: θεολόγος m (theológos)

• Hungarian: teológus (hu)
• Ido: teologiisto (io)
• Italian: teologo (it) m, teologa (it) f
• Japanese: 神学者 (ja)
• Kazakh: құдайтанушы (qūdaitanuşy)
• Latin: theologus m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: teolog m

  Nynorsk: teolog m

• Old English: dryhtweorþa m
• Polish: teolog (pl) m, teolożka f
• Portuguese: teólogo (pt) m, teóloga f
• Russian: богосло́в (ru) m (bogoslóv), тео́лог (ru) n (teólog)
• Serbo-Croatian: bogoslov (sh) m, bogoslovac (sh) m, bogoslovkinja f
• Slovak: teológ (sk) m, teologička (sk) f
• Slovene: teolog m, teologinja f
• Spanish: teólogo (es) m, teóloga (es) f
• Swedish: teolog (sv) c
• Tagalog: dalubbathala, dalub-bathala
• Turkish: ilahiyatçı (tr)
• Ukrainian: теолог m (teoloh), богосло́в (uk) m (bohoslóv)
• Uzbek: ilohiyotchi
• Volapük: godavan (vo)
• Yiddish: טעאָלאָג m (teolog), טעאָלאָגין f (teologin)