theologian

noun

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

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Ideas By Donovan McAbee October 28, 2024 7:00 AM EDT McAbee is a poet, essayist, and theologian, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Hudson Review, The Sun magazine (U.S.), Garden & Gun, and elsewhere. Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024 This was driven largely by liberal Christian denominations and the work of Christian theologians, particularly Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for theologian 

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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 22 Nov. 2024.

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