theology
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
Types & categories
- discipline hypernym
- angelology hyponym
- apologetics hyponym
- ecclesiology hyponym
- eschatology hyponym
- hermeneutics hyponym
- homiletics hyponym
- liturgics hyponym
- theodicy hyponym
Related & opposite
- theologian derivation
- theological derivation
- redemption has domain topic
- Creation has domain topic
- theology has domain topic
- limbo has domain topic
- purgatory has domain topic
- divine guidance has domain topic
- theanthropism has domain topic
- predetermination has domain topic
- theological system has domain topic
- venial has domain topic
- mortala has domain topic
- universalistic has domain topic
- fundamentalist has domain topic
- catechetical has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
Jewish theology
Types & categories
- system of rules hypernym
- Christian theology hyponym
- liberation theology hyponym
- natural theology hyponym
Related & opposite
- theologian derivation
- theological derivation
- theology domain topic
- procession has domain topic
- foreordain has domain topic
- reprobate has domain topic
- reveal has domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)
he studied theology at Oxford
Types & categories
- learned profession hypernym
Related & opposite
- theologian derivation
- theological derivation
- theology domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | theologian |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | theological |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | redemption |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | Creation |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | theology |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | limbo |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | purgatory |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | divine guidance |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | theanthropism |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | predetermination |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | theological system |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | venial |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | mortala |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | universalistic |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | fundamentalist |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | catechetical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | discipline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | angelology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apologetics |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ecclesiology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eschatology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hermeneutics |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | homiletics |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liturgics |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theodicy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | theologian |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | theological |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | theology |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | procession |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | foreordain |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | reprobate |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | reveal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of rules |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Christian theology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | liberation theology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | natural theology |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | theologian |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | theological |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | theology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | learned profession |