English Dictionary: theology | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for theology | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Theology \The*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Theologies}. [L. theologia, Gr. [?]; [?] God + [?] discourse: cf. F. th[82]ologie. See {Theism}, and {Logic}.] The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) [bd]the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life.[b8] Many speak of theology as a science of religion [instead of [bd]science of God[b8]] because they disbelieve that there is any knowledge of God to be attained. --Prof. R. Flint (Enc. Brit.). Theology is ordered knowledge; representing in the region of the intellect what religion represents in the heart and life of man. --Gladstone. {Ascetic theology}, {Natural theology}. See {Ascetic}, {Natural}. {Moral theology}, that phase of theology which is concerned with moral character and conduct. {Revealed theology}, theology which is to be learned only from revelation. {Scholastic theology}, theology as taught by the scholastics, or as prosecuted after their principles and methods. {Speculative theology}, theology as founded upon, or influenced by, speculation or metaphysical philosophy. {Systematic theology}, that branch of theology of which the aim is to reduce all revealed truth to a series of statements that together shall constitute an organized whole. --E. G. Robinson (Johnson's Cyc.). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
theology n. 1. Ironically or humorously used to refer to {religious issues}. 2. Technical fine points of an abstruse nature, esp. those where the resolution is of theoretical interest but is relatively {marginal} with respect to actual use of a design or system. Used esp. around software issues with a heavy AI or language-design component, such as the smart-data vs. smart-programs dispute in AI. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
theology 1. Ironically or humorously used to refer to {religious issues}. 2. Technical fine points of an abstruse nature, especially those where the resolution is of theoretical interest but is relatively {marginal} with respect to actual use of a design or system. Used especially around software issues with a heavy AI or language-design component, such as the smart-data vs. smart-programs dispute in AI. [{Jargon File}] |