anti-theologian
|an-ti-the-ol-o-gi-an|
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/ˌæn.taɪ.θiːˈɑːl.ə.dʒən/
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/ˌæn.tɪ.θiːˈɒl.ə.dʒən/
against theologians/theology
Etymology
'anti-theologian' originates from modern English, formed by the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek anti- meaning 'against') combined with 'theologian' (from Greek 'theologia' + suffix '-ian').
'theologian' derives from Late Latin 'theologianus' and Medieval Latin 'theologus' from Greek 'theologia' ('theos' meaning 'god' + 'logia' meaning 'study' or 'discourse'), which passed into Middle English as 'theologian' and into modern English; the prefix 'anti-' has been used in English since the 17th century to form words meaning 'opposed to', producing the compound 'anti-theologian' in modern usage.
Initially, 'theologian' meant 'one who studies or is learned in theology'; with the addition of 'anti-' the compound came to mean 'one who is opposed to or critical of theology or theologians.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who is opposed to theologians or to theology; a critic of theological doctrines or of religious scholasticism.
He became known as an anti-theologian after publishing several essays attacking established doctrines.
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