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Christology.

A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kɹɪˈstɒləd͡ʒi/
  1. A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.

    uncountable
  2. A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Middle English Crist English Christ Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English Christology From Christ + -ology.

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