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. )

Example Sentences

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

But nous itself is the equivalent of that universal energy of motion which science recognizes as operating between the particles of matter, and which the theologist personifies as Deity.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

Stanley, an eminent divine of the Church of England, in his discourse at the funeral of Sir Charles Lyell, takes unusual grounds for a theologist.

From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)

"Capitalist who will consider financing Canadian oil fields or will send English theologist to investigate property."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 by Various