word-vault/dist/data/cards/th/theology.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "theology",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the study of religion and beliefs",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a degree in theology"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a theology student"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the rarefied world of academic theology"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals", "Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dogmatic", "liberal", "traditional"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a set of religious beliefs",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the theologies of the East"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dogmatic", "liberal", "traditional"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/θiˈɒlədʒi/",
                "audio": "th/theology/theology__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/θiˈɑːlədʒi/",
                "audio": "th/theology/theology__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (originally applying only to Christianity): from French théologie, from Latin theologia, from Greek, from theos ‘god’ + -logia (see -logy)."
}