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The study or doctrine of salvation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
Examples
- 1998 [Mohr Siebeck], Timo Eskola, Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology, 2018, Wipf and Stock, page 302, As we have seen during this study, most interpreters of Paul's theology have concluded that his soteriology is of a mystical nature.
- 2012, Richard Lints, 11: Soteriology, Kelly M. Kapic, Bruce L. McCormack (editors), Mapping Modern Theology, Baker Publishing Group (Baker Academic), page 264, Transformationist soteriologies in the nineteenth century supposed that the transformation of individuals by the gospel surely impacted their relation to God while relational soteriologies of the same period inevitably discussed the implications of Christianity upon the character of those who believed it.
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the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Christian theology
From Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) + -ology, from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
soteriologie
— study of salvation
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Catalan:
soteriologia
— study of salvation
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Chinese Mandarin:
救贖論 /救赎论
(jiùshúlùn)
— study of salvation
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Dutch:
soteriologie
— study of salvation
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Esperanto:
soteriologio
— study of salvation
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Finnish:
pelastusoppi
— study of salvation
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Finnish:
soteriologia
— study of salvation
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French:
sotériologie
— study of salvation
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German:
Soteriologie
— study of salvation
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Indonesian:
soteriologi
— study of salvation
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Interlingua:
soteriologia
— study of salvation
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Italian:
soteriologia
— study of salvation
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Japanese:
救済論
(kyūsairon)
— study of salvation
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Korean:
구원론
(guwollon)
— study of salvation
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Northern Kurdish:
soteryolojî
— study of salvation
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Polish:
soteriologia
— study of salvation
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Portuguese:
soteriologia
— study of salvation
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Romanian:
soteriologie
— study of salvation
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Russian:
сотериология
(soteriologija)
— study of salvation
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Spanish:
soteriología
— study of salvation
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Turkish:
soteryoloji
— study of salvation
