missiology

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounmissiology (countable and uncountable, plural missiologies)

plural missiologies

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  4. Proto-Italic*meitō
  5. Old Latinmītō
  6. Latinmittō
  7. Latinmissiō
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Englishmissiology

From Latin missiō + English -logy.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 宣教學 /宣教学
  • 宣教學 /宣教学 (xuānjiàoxué)the area of practical theology
Czech misiologie
  • misiologiethe area of practical theology
Dutch missiologie
  • missiologiethe area of practical theology
Finnish missiologia, lähetystiede
  • missiologiathe area of practical theology
  • lähetystiedethe area of practical theology
French missiologie
  • missiologiethe area of practical theology
German Missionswissenschaft
  • Missionswissenschaftthe area of practical theology
Indonesian misiologi, ilmu pengetahuan misi
  • misiologithe area of practical theology
  • ilmu pengetahuan misithe area of practical theology
Italian missiologia
  • missiologiathe area of practical theology
Japanese 宣教学
  • 宣教学 (senkyōgaku)the area of practical theology
Korean 선교학
  • 선교학 (seon'gyohak)the area of practical theology
Latin missiologia
  • missiologiathe area of practical theology
Portuguese missiologia
  • missiologiathe area of practical theology
Swedish missionsvetenskap
  • missionsvetenskapthe area of practical theology
Turkish misyoloji
  • misyolojithe area of practical theology
Cite this entry
APA

missiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missiology

MLA

“missiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missiology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missiology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missiology.

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