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神学 (しんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神しん学がく

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Meanings

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noun

theology; divinity

Academic study of religious belief, especially in a Christian context. Also used for the study of divine matters in other traditions.

彼かれは大だい学がくで神しん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in theology at university.
中ちゅう世せいの神しん学がくは哲てつ学がく

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Medieval theology was deeply intertwined with philosophy.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
学study, learning, science

Similar words

宗しゅう教きょう学がく
Religious studies, which examines religion from a secular, comparative, or sociological perspective, whereas 神学 is the study of divine matters from within a faith tradition.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (shin, 'god, deity') and 学 (gaku, 'study, learning'). The term was coined in Japan as a translation of Western 'theology'.