Physicotheology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The view that evidence and sound arguments for God's existence can be derived from a study of the natural world; a study of the natural world intended to provide such evidence. countable, dated, uncountable

    "What else can be concluded, but that all was made with magnificent Design, and that all the whole Structure is the Work of some intelligent Being; some Artist, of Power and Skill equivalent to such a Work?"

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apologeticsdivinitydogmaticseschatologyhagiographynatural theology

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"What else can be concluded, but that all was made with magnificent Design, and that all the whole Structure is the Work of some intelligent Being; some Artist, of Power and Skill equivalent to such a Work?"

Etymology

From physico- + theology.

Related phrases

argument from designintelligent design

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