theological
adjective
theo·log·i·cal
ˌthē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly theologic
1
: of or relating to theology
2
: preparing for a religious vocation
a theological student
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With no peaceful solution for the conflict on the horizon, Israeli and Palestinian figures who viewed politics through a theological framework kept accumulating power.
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Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
This is the main Western theological tradition in Christianity.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Anything less is tantamount to imposing one theological belief on everyone.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
In Pagels’s version, the evangelists are motivated less by sheer hatred of Jews than by the need to solve some difficult theological and political problems.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
This is the main Western theological tradition in Christianity.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Anything less is tantamount to imposing one theological belief on everyone.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
In Pagels’s version, the evangelists are motivated less by sheer hatred of Jews than by the need to solve some difficult theological and political problems.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for theological
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“Theological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theological. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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