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theology

[thee-ol-uh-jee] / θiˈɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
religious theory or belief
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We don’t share the same theology, and we didn’t inherit the same cultural story.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

There’s a lot of theology in it, actually.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

It’s the kind of idea that exorcists playing loose with theology might be attracted to, but not something the church itself seems inclined to back.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

We are queer Christians who have spent decades studying theology.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

And in Mercerism, as it evolved into a full theology, the concept of The Killers had grown insidiously.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Visually, “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible” strives to be a representation of its subject’s floating collage of philosophies, theologies and ecstatic musical aspirations.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

"I fully respect those who have different theologies from mine but I don't respect misogyny when I encounter it and I think it's good that we are seen publicly in these roles."

From BBC Apr. 8, 2023

These secular theologies provide coordinates of transcendental meaning—even if that meaning is life-denying and humanity-debasing—that explain the place of human beings on the Earth, and ultimately, in the cosmos.

From Slate Jan. 26, 2023

This religiosity was effective in part because it avoided the messy specifics that might have created friction with science or between theologies.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2022

It was a vast encyclopaedia of moral sciences, in which was said all that can be known of God, of man and his relations to God; in short, Summa totius theologies.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur




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