theodrama

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noun

An approach to theology that likens the biblical narratives to dramas.

OriginEnglish drama ← Late Latin drāma ← Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă) →
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Meanings

nountheodrama (countable and uncountable, plural theodramas)

plural theodramas

  1. countableuncountableAn approach to theology that likens the biblical narratives to dramas.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  5. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  6. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  7. Latintheo-
  8. Englishtheo-
  9. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  10. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  11. Late Latindrāma
  12. Englishdrama
  13. Englishtheodrama

From theo- + drama.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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