Someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology.
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A theologian and a scientist mean different things by it, for example.
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The theologian should not attempt to evaluate his age; the preacher may.
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No wonder the theologian had been condemned by the Inquisition and excommunicated.
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The young theologian says the temptation was more than he could withstand.
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In no century would Prosper Mérimée have been a theologian or metaphysician.
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The scientist tells what he knows, and the theologist what he believes.
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The boy, whom the Palaeonto-theologist had rashly invited to spend a holiday at his home, was a different creature.
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As a grammarian, theologist and poet he was unequalled, and his compositious are as voluminous as they are excellent.
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Note: People interested in how religious and scientific beliefs need not conflict should check out my Q&A with evangelical theologist Michael Dowd.
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Plato, following ancient theologists, considers truth multifariously.