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theos
Greek · ancient
"god"
god
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theologia
Latin · ancient
"the study of god"
formed from Greek theos (god) and -logia (study of)
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theologie
Old French · medieval
"the study of religious belief"
carried into French for the systematic study of religious belief
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theology
English · 1300s
"the study of religion and the divine"
settled as the English word for the study of religion and the divine
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