Soteriology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  soteriology \so*te`ri*ol"o*gy\
     (s[-o]*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. swthri`a safety
     (from swth`rios saving, swth`r a savior, sw`zein to save) +
     -logy.]
     1. A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and
        preserving health.


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     2. (Theol.) The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soteriology
       n : the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation
           as the effect of a divine agency