ponerologyn.

Brit.

/ˌpɒnəˈrɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌpɑnəˈrɑlədʒi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πονηρός , -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πονηρός oppressed, injurious, evil ( < πόνος work, labour ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the root of πένεσθαι to labour: see -penia comb. form) + -ηρος, extended form of -ρος, suffix forming adjectives) + -logy comb. form.

Theology.

A theory or doctrine of evil.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > theory or doctrine of

ponerology1872

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning devil(s) or demons > [noun]

demonology1597

diabolism1608

Satanology1857

demonism1865

ponerology1872

pan-Satanism1894

pandiabolism1899

1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Oct. 721 Apologetics cannot rest satisfied with being merely a theology, an anthropology, or a ponerology (theory of evil), as in Palmer or J. Müller.

1893 Q. Rev. United Brethren July 274 It [sc. ‘evil’ in the Lord's Prayer] may stand for both the abstract and concrete idea, and so comprehend the whole circle of moral evil, embracing the science of ponerology.

1978 Theol. Today 34 393 When it comes to the question of the human predicament, a more adequate theological anthropology will go beyond hamartiology to ponerology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ponerology
释义	ponerologyn. Brit. /ˌpɒnəˈrɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌpɑnəˈrɑlədʒi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πονηρός , -logy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek πονηρός oppressed, injurious, evil ( < πόνος work, labour ( < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the root of πένεσθαι to labour: see -penia comb. form) + -ηρος, extended form of -ρος, suffix forming adjectives) + -logy comb. form. Theology. A theory or doctrine of evil. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > theory or doctrine of ponerology1872 society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning devil(s) or demons > [noun] demonology1597 diabolism1608 Satanology1857 demonism1865 ponerology1872 pan-Satanism1894 pandiabolism1899 1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Oct. 721 Apologetics cannot rest satisfied with being merely a theology, an anthropology, or a ponerology (theory of evil), as in Palmer or J. Müller. 1893 Q. Rev. United Brethren July 274 It [sc. ‘evil’ in the Lord's Prayer] may stand for both the abstract and concrete idea, and so comprehend the whole circle of moral evil, embracing the science of ponerology. 1978 Theol. Today 34 393 When it comes to the question of the human predicament, a more adequate theological anthropology will go beyond hamartiology to ponerology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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