soteriology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) +‎ -ology, from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Noun

soteriology (countable and uncountable, plural soteriologies)

1. (theology) The study or doctrine of salvation.

Derived terms

• soteriologic
• soteriological
• soteriologically

Translations

the study of salvation

• Afrikaans: soteriologie
• Catalan: soteriologia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 救贖論, 救赎论 (jiùshúlùn)

• Dutch: soteriologie f
• Esperanto: soteriologio
• Finnish: pelastusoppi, soteriologia
• French: sotériologie (fr) f
• German: Soteriologie (de) f
• Interlingua: soteriologia
• Italian: soteriologia (it) f
• Japanese: 救済論 (kyūsairon)
• Korean: 구원론 (guwollon)
• Polish: soteriologia (pl) f
• Portuguese: soteriologia f
• Romanian: soteriologie f
• Russian: сотериология (ru) f (soteriologija)
• Spanish: soteriología f
• Turkish: soteryoloji