soteriology

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɒˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə tēr′ē ol′ə jē)


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so•te•ri•ol•o•gy  (sə tēr′ē ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. [Theol.]
  1. Religionthe doctrine of salvation through Jesus Christ.
  • Greek sōtērí(a) salvation, deliverance (sōtēr- (stem of sōté̄r) deliverer + -ia -y3) + -o- + -logy
  • 1760–70;
so•te•re•o•log•ic  (sə tēr′ē ə loj′ik),USA pronunciation so•te′re•o•log′i•cal, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
soteriology / sɒˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ/
  1. the doctrine of salvation
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek sōtēria deliverance (from sōtēr a saviour) + -logy

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