theologist

American  

[thee-ol-uh-jist] / θiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

1. an uncommon variant of theologian.

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Etymology

Origin of theologist

First recorded in 1635–45; theology ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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theologist

Francis has never been seen as a liberation theologist, but he is clearly more open to its ideas than were John Paul or Benedict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2016

His first brush with the Holy Office resulted in nothing more than an eloquent, friendly warning from the great theologist, Cardinal Bellarmin.

From Time Magazine Archive

And could a philosopher--a theologist, so grossly deride the Divine Teacher's word--'Do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you; pray for those who despitefully use you?'

From The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt

This proves that he had come from his conversation with Jesus a more able theologist than he had begun it.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach

The causes that make these racial distinctions should be of interest alike to the moralist, theologist, sociologist, and to the physician.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Peter Charles Remondino

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