angelology

[ eyn-juh-lol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌeɪn dʒəˈlɒl ə dʒi /

noun

a doctrine or theory concerning angels.

Nearby words

angelico, angelina, angelique, angell, angelo, angelology, angelou, angelou, maya, angels, angels-on-horseback, angelus

Origin of angelology

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

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Examples from the Web for angelology

Not so universally, but with a large number of readers, the angelology can be no more than what the critics call machinery.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson
Contact with Babylonia tended to stimulate the 188 angelology and demonology of Israel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for angelology

angelology

/ (ˌeɪndʒəˈlɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

a doctrine or theory treating of angels

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