theologian

Other forms of theologian

plural

theologians·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about theologian

What does theologian mean?

theologian means "someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology".

How many syllables are in theologian?

theologian has 5 syllables: the-o-lo-gi-an. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /ˌθiəˈloʊdʒiən/.

What is another word for theologian?

Close synonyms include theologist, theologizer, theologiser. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is theologian a common word?

theologian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.