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Ascetic theologyAscetic As*cet"ic, n.
In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary
and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme
self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse;
hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in
religious things.
I am far from commending those ascetics that take up
their quarters in deserts. --Norris.
Ascetic theology, the science which treats of the practice
of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of
perfection. --Am. Cyc. Astrotheology
Astrotheology As`tro*the*ol"o*gy, n. [Astro- + theology.]
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial
bodies. --Derham.
Atheology
Atheology A`the*ol"o*gy, n. [Pref. a- not + theology.]
Antagonism to theology. --Swift.
Dogmatic theologyDogmatic Dog*mat"ic, Dogmatical Dog*mat`ic*al, a. [L.
dogmaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dogmatique.]
1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized
doctrine or tenet.
2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively;
positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative;
overbearing.
Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way. --
Spectator.
[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they
were omniscient. -- Glanvill.
Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics.
Syn: Magisterial; arrogant. See Magisterial. Irenical theologyIrenics I*ren"ics, n. (Eccl.)
That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods
of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among
the churches; -- called also Irenical theology.
--Schaff-Herzog. Natural theology 10. (Mus.)
(a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human
throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
(b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat
nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.
(c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which
moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but
little from the original key. --Moore (Encyc. of
Music).
Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.
Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See under Fat, Gas.
etc.
Natural Harmony (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common
chord.
Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or
description of nature as a whole, incuding the sciences of
botany, zo["o]logy, geology, mineralogy,
paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent
usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of
botany and zo["o]logy collectively, and sometimes to the
science of zoology alone.
Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right
and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished
from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated
human law.
Natural modulation (Mus.), transition from one key to its
relative keys.
Natural order. (Nat. Hist.) See under order.
Natural person. (Law) See under person, n.
Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in
general; in modern usage, that branch of physical science,
commonly called physics, which treats of the phenomena
and laws of matter and considers those effects only which
are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; --
contrasted with mental and moral philosophy.
Natural scale (Mus.), a scale which is written without
flats or sharps. Model would be a preferable term, as less
likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales
represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally
natural with the so-called natural scale
Natural science, natural history, in its broadest sense; --
used especially in contradistinction to mental or moral
science.
Natural selection (Biol.), a supposed operation of natural
laws analogous, in its operation and results, to designed
selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in
the survival of the fittest. The theory of natural
selection supposes that this has been brought about mainly
by gradual changes of environment which have led to
corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms
which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the
changed environment have tended to survive and leave
similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly
adapted have tended to die out though lack of fitness for
the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the
fittest. See Darwinism.
Natural system (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), a classification based
upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all
parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.
It should be borne in mind that the natural system
of botany is natural only in the constitution of its
genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand
divisions. --Gray.
Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of
theological science which treats of those evidences of the
existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are
exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed
religion. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3.
Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,
her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest
open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel,
under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
Syn: See Native. Pantheology
Pantheology Pan`the*ol"o*gy, n. [Pan- + theology.]
A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete
system of theology.
Physico-theology
Physico-theology Phys`i*co-the*ol"o*gy, n. [Physico- +
theology.]
Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or
natural philosophy.
Meaning of THEOLOGY from wikipedia
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Theology is the
study of
religious belief from a
religious perspective, with a
focus on the
nature of divinity. It is
taught as an
academic discipline...
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Liberation theology is a
theological approach emphasizing the "liberation of the oppressed". It
engages in socio-economic analyses, with
social concern...
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Christian theology is the
theology – the
systematic study of the
divine and
religion – of
Christian belief and practice. It
concentrates primarily upon...
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Covenant theology (also
known as covenantalism,
federal theology, or federalism) is a
biblical theology, a
conceptual overview and
interpretive framework...
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Prosperity theology (sometimes
referred to as the
prosperity gospel, the
health and
wealth gospel, the
gospel of success, seed-faith gospel,
Faith movement...
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Apophatic theology, also
known as
negative theology, is a form of
theological thinking and
religious practice which attempts to
approach God, the Divine...
- Adoption, in
Christian theology, is the
reception of a
believer into the
family of God. In the
Reformed ordo
salutis ("order of salvation"),
adoption is...
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Natural theology, once also
termed physico-
theology, is a type of
theology that s****s to
provide arguments for
theological topics (such as the existence...
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Process theology is a type of
theology developed from
Alfred North Whitehead's (1861–1947)
process philosophy, but most
notably by
Charles Hartshorne (1897–2000)...
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Wesleyan theology,
otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian
theology, or
Methodist theology, is a
theological tradition in
Protestant Christianity based upon...
