Meanings
nounChristology (countable and uncountable, plural Christologies)
plural Christologies
- uncountableA 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.
- countableA particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
- Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
- Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
- Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
- Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
- Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
- LatinChrīstus
- Old EnglishCrist
- Middle EnglishCrist
- EnglishChrist
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- EnglishChristology
Translations
Catalan cristologia
- cristologiafield of study
Finnish kristologia
- kristologiafield of study
French christologie
- christologiefield of study
German Christologie
- Christologiefield of study
Hungarian krisztológia
- krisztológiafield of study
Italian cristologia
- cristologiafield of study
Japanese キリスト論
- キリスト論 (Kirisutoron)field of study
Polish chrystologia, chrystologia
- chrystologiafield of study
- chrystologiaparticular theory
Portuguese cristologia
- cristologiafield of study
Russian христоло́гия
- христоло́гия (xristológija)field of study
Spanish cristología
- cristologíafield of study
Swahili kristolojia
- kristolojiafield of study
Thai คริสต์วิทยา
- คริสต์วิทยาfield of study
Ukrainian христоло́гія
- христоло́гія (xrystolóhija)field of study
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Christology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Christology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christology
MLA
“Christology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christology.
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