"soteriology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ Forms: soteriologies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) + -ology, from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tewh₂-}}, {{af|en|σωτηρία|-ology|lang1=grc|t1=salvation}} Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) + -ology, {{m|grc|σωτήρ|t=savior}} σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} soteriology (countable and uncountable, plural soteriologies)
  1. (theology) The study or doctrine of salvation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theology Derived forms: soteriologic, soteriological, soteriologically Translations (study of salvation): soteriologie (Afrikaans), soteriologia [feminine] (Catalan), 救贖論 (Chinese Mandarin), 救赎论 (jiùshúlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), soteriologie [feminine] (Dutch), soteriologio (Esperanto), pelastusoppi (Finnish), soteriologia (Finnish), sotériologie [feminine] (French), Soteriologie [feminine] (German), soteriologia (Interlingua), soteriologia [feminine] (Italian), 救済論 (kyūsairon) (Japanese), 구원론 (guwollon) (Korean), soteriologia [feminine] (Polish), soteriologia [feminine] (Portuguese), soteriologie [feminine] (Romanian), сотериология (soteriologija) [feminine] (Russian), soteriología [feminine] (Spanish), soteryoloji (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-soteriology-en-noun-IO4aZkSK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

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