angelology

[ eyn-juh-lol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. a doctrine or theory concerning angels.

angelology

/ ˌeɪndʒəˈlɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a doctrine or theory treating of angels

Word History and Origins

Origin of angelology¹

First recorded in 1745–55; angel + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

Here in Britain, the ebbing of religious faith has combined with our insatiable taste for kitsch to desensitise us to the historic potency of angelology.

From The Guardian

The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology.

From Project Gutenberg

His language shows a spirit of impatience with this elaborate angelology.”

From Project Gutenberg

It involves young angelology students who absorb lecture after lecture on pseudo-academic arcana.

From New York Times

The Jewish systems of both angelology and demonology, first worked out in the apocalyptic literature, were further elaborated by the Cabbalah.

From Project Gutenberg