theological
About religious doctrine
Theological means relating to theology—the study of religious belief, the nature of God, and questions of faith and doctrine.
A theological debate concerns matters of religious interpretation.
Theological training prepares clergy for ministry.
The word often implies formal religious scholarship rather than personal spirituality: The question isn't practical, it's theological.
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- canonAccepted authoritative works
transubstantiation · predestination · atonement · eschatology · theodicy · ecclesiology · scholasticism · apologetics
Violation of divine law
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
redemption · grace · judgment · conscience · forgiveness · confession · penance · sanctification
Worshipped supernatural being
- godheadEssential nature of deity
- creatorOne who produces something
- providenceDivine protective care
- omnipotentHaving boundless power
omniscient · transcendent · immanent · immutable · eternal · almighty · infinite · supreme
Dedicated to the divine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- numinousSpiritually awesome, beyond ordinary
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
hallowed · blessed · sacrament · liturgy · ritual · sacrifice · prayer · worship
Belief in one god
- deismNon-intervening creator belief
- pantheismReality itself is holy
- atheismRejection of deities
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
animism · revelation · prophecy · faith · apostasy · idolatry · syncretism · fundamentalism
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
canon · transubstantiation · predestination · atonement · eschatology · theodicy · ecclesiology · scholasticism · apologetics · hermeneutics
sin
Violation of divine law
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
repentance · redemption · grace · judgment · conscience · forgiveness · confession · penance · sanctification · justification
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
- godheadEssential nature of deity
- creatorOne who produces something
- providenceDivine protective care
omnipotent · omniscient · transcendent · immanent · immutable · eternal · almighty · infinite · supreme · triune
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- numinousSpiritually awesome, beyond ordinary
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
sanctified · hallowed · blessed · sacrament · liturgy · ritual · sacrifice · prayer · worship · devotion
monotheism
Belief in one god
agnosticism · animism · revelation · prophecy · faith · apostasy · idolatry · syncretism · fundamentalism · liberalism
- philosophical termsSocratic, Kantian, Cartesian, Aristotelian, dialectical
theologicalsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
irreligious · atheistic · nonreligious · areligious · humanistic
theologicalscientific
Of or using research methods
empirical · rational · naturalistic · materialist · positivist
- theological debateArgument over religious doctrine
- theological differencesDisagreements about religious beliefs
- theological virtuesGod-given moral excellences
- theological discussionsConversations about divine matters
- theological disputesDisagreements about religious doctrine
- theological teachingsReligious belief instruction