soteriology

American

[suh-teer-ee-ol-uh-jee] / səˌtɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Theology.

the doctrine of salvation through Jesus Christ.

soteriology British

/ sɒˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ, sɒˌtɪərɪəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

theol the doctrine of salvation

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Other Word Forms

sotereologic adjective
sotereological adjective
soteriologic adjective

Etymology

Origin of soteriology

1760–70; < Greek sōtērí ( a ) salvation, deliverance ( sōtēr- (stem of sōtḗr ) deliverer + -ia -y ³ ) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

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What does an esoteric concept like Calvinist soteriology have to do with the rise of modern economics?

From New York Times

Instead of discussing soteriology or theodicy or even Jesus, they talk in the blanched terms of bad things and good people, even with one another.

From New York Times

“My statement is not a statement on soteriology or trinitarian theology, but one of embodied piety.”

From New York Times

But in the sphere of soteriology the legacy of Adoptionism can clearly be seen.

From Project Gutenberg

This group of Epistles is mainly devoted to soteriology, or the method by which God saves man.

From Project Gutenberg

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