theologian's
Religion scholar's possession
Theologian's is the possessive form of theologian—a person who studies religion, religious belief, and the nature of God.
The word marks ownership or association: a theologian's interpretation of scripture, the theologian's desk was covered with commentaries.
It can also indicate characteristic qualities: with a theologian's precision, a theologian's patience for doctrinal debate.
Formal scholarly composition
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
thesis · monograph · manuscript · writings · lectures · seminary · scholarship · doctrine
Reasoned case or dispute
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
synthesis · analysis · critique · discourse · framework · paradigm · methodology · epistemology
Amounts or books
- foliosNumbered manuscript pages
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- codicesBound handwritten volumes
- concordanceAlphabetical word index
lexicon · summa · encyclicals · catechisms · creeds · canons · commentaries · journals
Strongly felt purpose
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- vocationDedicated career path
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
congregation · pastoral · clerical · ecclesiastical · priesthood · bishop · clergy · vestments
Deep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
piety · reverence · conviction · belief · creed · confession · witness · testament
treatise
Formal scholarly composition
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
commentary · thesis · monograph · manuscript · writings · lectures · seminary · scholarship · doctrine · systematic
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
proposition · synthesis · analysis · critique · discourse · framework · paradigm · methodology · epistemology · ontology
volumes
Amounts or books
- foliosNumbered manuscript pages
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- codicesBound handwritten volumes
concordance · lexicon · summa · encyclicals · catechisms · creeds · canons · commentaries · journals · archives
calling
Strongly felt purpose
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- vocationDedicated career path
pulpit · congregation · pastoral · clerical · ecclesiastical · priesthood · bishop · clergy · vestments · collar
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
mysticism · piety · reverence · conviction · belief · creed · confession · witness · testament · spirituality
theologian'satheist's
Belonging to deity denier
skeptic's · scientist's · naturalist's · physicist's · biologist's
theologian'sphysicist's
Belonging to matter scientist
economist's · engineer's · technician's · accountant's · mechanic's