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missiology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The area of practical theology which studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth2eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin missiō Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- 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 missiology From Latin missiō + English -logy.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 宣教學 /宣教学 (xuānjiàoxué) — the area of practical theology
  • Czech: misiologie — the area of practical theology
  • Dutch: missiologie — the area of practical theology
  • Finnish: missiologia — the area of practical theology
  • Finnish: lähetystiede — the area of practical theology
  • French: missiologie — the area of practical theology
  • German: Missionswissenschaft — the area of practical theology
  • Indonesian: misiologi — the area of practical theology
  • Indonesian: ilmu pengetahuan misi — the area of practical theology
  • Italian: missiologia — the area of practical theology
  • Japanese: 宣教学 (senkyōgaku) — the area of practical theology
  • Korean: 선교학 (seon'gyohak) — the area of practical theology
  • Latin: missiologia — the area of practical theology
  • Portuguese: missiologia — the area of practical theology
  • Serbo-Croatian: мисиологија — the area of practical theology
  • Serbo-Croatian: misiologija — the area of practical theology
  • Swedish: missionsvetenskap — the area of practical theology
  • Turkish: misyoloji — the area of practical theology