soteriological

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adjective

Pertaining to soteriology.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivesoteriological (comparative more soteriological, superlative most soteriological)

comparative more soteriological · superlative most soteriological

  1. lifestylePertaining to soteriology.

    In fact he continued to accept Purgatory's existence until around 1530, when he finally realized that his soteriological revolution had abolished it (his change of mind demanded a certain amount of re-editing of some of his earlier writings).

    2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 608
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    Despite common metaphorical formulations of the wu-wei ideal, each of the texts I will examine presents its own soteriological strategy for realizing wu-wei in practice, and these soteriological strategies are themselves formulated in terms of conceptual metaphor.

    2003, Edward Slingerland, Effortless Action: Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Germansoteriologisch
  2. Englishsoteriological

From soteriology + -ical, after German soteriologisch.

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Translations

Catalan soteriològic
  • soteriològicpertaining to soteriology
Finnish pelastusopillinen, soteriologinen
  • pelastusopillinenpertaining to soteriology
  • soteriologinenpertaining to soteriology
French sotériologique
  • sotériologiquepertaining to soteriology
German soteriologisch
  • soteriologischpertaining to soteriology
Italian soteriologico
  • soteriologicopertaining to soteriology
Polish soteriologiczny
  • soteriologicznypertaining to soteriology
Portuguese soteriológico
  • soteriológicopertaining to soteriology
Russian сотериологи́ческий
  • сотериологи́ческий (soteriologíčeskij)pertaining to soteriology
Spanish soteriológico
  • soteriológicopertaining to soteriology
Swedish soteriologisk
  • soteriologiskpertaining to soteriology
Ukrainian сотеріологі́чний
  • сотеріологі́чний (soteriolohíčnyj)pertaining to soteriology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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