Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theologize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: the-ol-o-gize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discuss or speculate about theological subjects.

Intransitive verb

verb

To treat something from a theological viewpoint.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"School divinity was but Aristotle's philosophy theologized."

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin theologizāre, with the transitive sense possibly being formed by theology + -ize.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: theologizāre

Usage

Inflected Forms

theologizes (present, singular) theologizing (participle, present) theologized (participle, past) theologized (past)

Derived Forms

theologization theologizer untheologize

Synonyms

theologise

Questions

What does theologize mean?: To discuss or speculate about theological subjects.
Where does theologize come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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