theological

American  

[thee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌθi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Sometimes theologic

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involved with theology.

   a theological student.

2. based upon the nature and will of God as revealed to humans.

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theological British  

/ ˌθɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or based on theology

2. based on God's revelation to man of his nature, his designs, and his will

3. informal difficult to understand; esoteric

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Other Word Forms

• antitheological adjective
• nontheologic adjective
• nontheological adjective
• nontheologically adverb
• pretheological adjective
• semitheological adjective
• semitheologically adverb
• theologically adverb
• untheologic adjective
• untheological adjective
• untheologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of theological

First recorded in 1520–30; from Medieval Latin theologicālis, from theologic(us) (from Greek theologikós, from theolog(ía) theology + -ikos -ic ) + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

It taught him early on that deeply held convictions—whether theological or ideological—don’t yield easily to simple logic or Western worldviews.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once that happened, the poor pastors—social and theological outsiders in a kingdom that was striving for a unified Prussian church—were doomed.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had graduated from the university two years before and was now in his last months of theological school.

From Literature

His theological commitments are decidedly liberal, perhaps universalist—Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism he sees “as circling the same truth about the universe, about the cosmos.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But a moderate successor need not emerge from mere political opportunism; one could arise from a deeply established theological foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• doctrinal
• ecclesiastical
• metaphysical