The*og"o*nist (?), n. A writer on theogony.
The*og"o*ny (?), n. [L. theogonia, Gr. &?;; &?; a god + the root of &?;
to be born. See Theism, and Genus.] The generation or genealogy of the
gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and
descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as,
the Theogony of Hesiod.
The*ol"o*gas`ter (?), n. [Formed like poetaster: cf. F. théologastre.]
A pretender or quack in theology. [R.] Burton.
The*ol"o*ger (?), n. A theologian. Cudworth.
The`o*lo"gi*an (?), n. [Cf. F. théologien, L. theologus, Gr. &?;. See
Theology.] A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or
divinity; a divine.
The`o*log"ic (?), a. Theological.
The`o*log"ic*al (?), a. [L. theologicus, Gr. &?;: cf. F. théologique.]
Of or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine
things; as, a theological treatise. — The`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
The`o*log"ics (?), n. Theology. Young.
The*ol"o*gist (?), n. A theologian.
The*ol"o*gize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Theologized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Theologizing (?).] [Cf. F. théologiser.] To render theological; to
apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology.
School divinity was but Aristotle's philosophy theologized.
Glanvill.
The*ol"o*gize, v. i. To frame a system of theology; to theorize or
speculate upon theological subjects.
The*ol"o*gi`zer (?), n. One who theologizes; a theologian. [R.] Boyle.
The"o*logue (?), n. [Cf. L. theologus, Gr. &?;, and E. philologue.] 1.
A theologian. Dryden.
Ye gentle theologues of calmer kind.
Young.
He [Jerome] was the theologue — and the word is designation enough.