A theologian is someone who studies the nature of God, religion, and religious beliefs.
theologian in British English
(ˌθɪəˈləʊdʒɪən)
noun
a person versed in or engaged in the study of theology, esp Christian theology
theologian in American English
(ˌθiəˈloʊdʒən; ˌθiəˈloʊdʒiən)
noun
a student of or specialist in theology or of a particular branch, school, etc. of theology; often, specif.,a person who expounds a specific theology, or theological doctrine
Word origin
MFr théologien
Examples of 'theologian' in a sentence
theologian
We need our biblical scholars and theologians.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is up to the philosophers and theologians to tell us whether what the ecstatic thinks he sees is really the way things really are.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
He smoked continuously, talked excitedly and opened our eyes to the thoughts of German theologians at whose feet he had sat.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A substantial body of objective research evidence is now available to cast light on a subject that was once the preserve of philosophers, theologians and gurus.
Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
He immersed himself in the great theologians and, after years of looking into theology from the outside, he discovered that he was on the inside looking out.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
theologian
British English: theologian NOUN
A theologian is someone who studies the nature of God, religion, and religious beliefs.