What does "mariology" mean?

The theological study of the Virgin Mary.

Mariology

Q: What is a synonym for "mariology"?

Common synonyms include: apologetics, divinity, dogmatics, eschatology, hagiography, immaculate conception.

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Noun

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The theological study of the Virgin Mary. countable, uncountable
"[…]In Mariology nearly all theological lines are found together: the Christological line, the ecclesiological, the anthropological, and the eschatological."

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apologetics divinity dogmatics eschatology hagiography immaculate conception

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"[…]In Mariology nearly all theological lines are found together: the Christological line, the ecclesiological, the anthropological, and the eschatological."

Etymology

From Mary + -ology.

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virgin mary

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