theologize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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(intr) to speculate upon theological subjects, engage in theological study or discussion, or formulate theological arguments
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(tr) to render theological or treat from a theological point of view
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Etymology
Origin of theologize
From the Medieval Latin word theologizāre, dating back to 1640–50. See theology, -ize
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So, in the course of a merry morning gallop, I, queer suitor that I was, began to theologize with the dear girl and asked her squarely: "Emmy, who is Christ?"
From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von
It lies in his own power to "theologize his astrologie," to turn his universe into spiritual forces.
From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew
Granted; but if you please, let us not theologize, Aramis.
From The Three Musketeers by Dumas père, Alexandre
In adapting the new revelation to the conditions of life on the physical plane, it is intellectualized and theologized.
From The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology by Buck, J. D. (Jirah Dewey)
According to Paul Djupe, a political scientist at Denison University, evangelicals were primed to buy into QAnon’s theories because they drew on the pattern of end-times theologizing they were used to.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2022
Although modest enough, the 1928 changes do excise some of the gloomiest theologizing of the Anglican past.
From Time Magazine Archive
The statement rejected the "tone and manner" of Pike's theologizing as "highly disturbing within the communion of the church," criticized his writings as being too often "marred by caricatures of treasured symbols."
From Time Magazine Archive
And though the liturgical commission denies any doctrinal shift, the draft softens some of the gloomier theologizing of the Anglican past.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even that style of abstract theologizing prevailing in New England and Scotland, which has grown out of Sabbath sermonizing, has been an incalculable addition to the strength and self-controlling power of the people.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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