Word Meanings - THEOLOGICAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of THEOLOGICAL)

• Doctrinal
• Didactic
• catechetical
• theological
• Dogmatic
• imperious
• dictatorial
• authoritative
• arrogant
• magisterial
• self-opinionated
• positive

Related words: (words related to THEOLOGICAL)

• DOGMATIC
  One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.
• MAGISTERIALITY
  Magisterialness; authoritativeness. Fuller.
• DOCTRINAL
  1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation. "Doctrinal clauses." Macaulay. 2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching. The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature
• DIDACTICS
  The art or science of teaching.
• ARROGANTLY
  In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
• MAGISTERIAL
  Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See Magistery, 2. Syn. -- Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified; lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant.
• DIDACTIC
  A treatise on teaching or education. Milton.
• DOCTRINALLY
  In a doctrinal manner or for; by way of teaching or positive direction.
• DOGMATIC; DOGMATICAL
  1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet. 2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing. Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way.
• DIDACTIC; DIDACTICAL
  Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays. "Didactical writings." Jer. Taylor. The finest didactic poem in any language. Macaulay.
• DOGMATICIAN
  A dogmatist.
• DICTATORIAL
  1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute. Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving. 2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly, adv. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness,
• POSITIVELY
  In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; -- opposed to negatively. Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and positively simply. Bacon. Give
• CATECHETICALLY
  In a catechetical manner; by question and answer.
• DIDACTICALLY
  In a didactic manner.
• MAGISTERIALNESS
  The quality or state of being magisterial.
• DOGMATICALLY
  In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.
• POSITIVENESS
  The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a. Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. Swift. The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude of the
• ARROGANTNESS
  Arrogance.
• AUTHORITATIVE
  1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow. 2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an
• APPOSITIVE
  Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. -- n.
• OPPOSITIVE
  Capable of being put in opposition. Bp. Hall.
• ATHEOLOGICAL
  Opposed to theology; atheistic. Bp. Montagu.
• INAUTHORITATIVE
  Without authority; not authoritative.
• ELECTRO-POSITIVE
  Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.
• POSTPOSITIVE
  Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a postpositive letter. -- Post*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.