Definition: Christology

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Etymology

Christ + the suffix -ology, used to denote the study of something.

Noun

Christology (countable and uncountable, plural Christologies)

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

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