Theologize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To discuss or speculate about theological subjects. intransitive
"Take A Bishop Like Me is Moore's response to his critics in the form of an apologia for his stance on the ordination of both women and homosexuals. The book portrays with candor and a minimum of theologizing the struggles of the leader of an established and venerable institution […] to deal with issues that his constituents would rather not discuss."
- 2 make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects wordnet
- 3 To treat something from a theological viewpoint. transitive
"School divinity was but Aristotle's philosophy theologized."
- 4 treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character wordnet
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More examples"Take A Bishop Like Me is Moore's response to his critics in the form of an apologia for his stance on the ordination of both women and homosexuals. The book portrays with candor and a minimum of theologizing the struggles of the leader of an established and venerable institution […] to deal with issues that his constituents would rather not discuss."
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin theologizāre, with the transitive sense possibly being formed by theology + -ize.
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