theologist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Medieval Latin theologista.

And your theologists, Yorick, tell us—Theologically? said Yorick,—or speaking after the manner of apothecaries?[25]—statesmen? — The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, Laurence Sterne
Though Sol (the sun) is so called, you say, because he is solus (single); yet how many suns do theologists mention? — Cicero's Tusculan Disputations: Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth, Marcus Tullius Cicero
Theologists with an earnestness fear-enkindled, dwelt upon the biblical prophecies, and expounded them to the people with a directness and simplicity of which no previous instance had been known. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

theologian, theologizer, theologiser

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