theologian

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But the theologian is abundantly in his right in saying to the scientific writer "Hands off morals!"

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  1. noun One who is learned in theology.

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  • Now that I am a real theologian, and a published one at that, I can add that the entire concept of matter being evil was the worst of ancient Gnostic heresies taught by one Marcion, whom the bishop and martyr Saint Polycarp called "the firstborn of Satan." —  The Continuum
  • Rev. Jide Macaulay is a gay Nigerian theologian, the winner of the 2007 Black LGBT Community Awards UK Man of the Year award (an award he deserved many times over) and someone for whom I have the utmost respect and admiration. —  Pam's House Blend - Front Page
  • He was a serious theologian, a philosopher, and many said, a good confessor. —  Pseudo-Polymath
  • And I have said I am neither a theologian -- and I haven't turned into a religious mystic. —  CFR.org -
  • For the New England preacher-theologian, the gift of the Spirit was purchased for believers by the atoning work of Christ. —  Exiled Preacher
 

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  1. = French théologien = Provencal theologian; as Late Latin theologia, theology, + -an.
 

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/θəəˈloʊdʒɪən/
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