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Mariology

[ mair-ee-ol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
  2. the study of the person and nature of the Virgin Mary, especially in reference to her role in the incarnation of God in Christ.


Mariology

/ ˌɛəɪˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. RC Church the study of the traditions and doctrines concerning the Virgin Mary
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Derived Forms

  • ˌѲˈDZDz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Mariology1

First recorded in 1855–60; Mary + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

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The children of murdered republicans would be brainwashed with mariology and hagiology.

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Father Laurentin specialized in Mariology, the study of the Virgin Mary, but his columns for France’s Le Figaro newspaper and his scores of books often ranged far afield.

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Mariology is an excrescence, i.e., a diseased construct of theological thought.

Protestant laymen still generally feel this way but, says Lutheran Theologian Joseph Sittler of the University of Chicago Divinity School, "there is new thinking on the part of Protestant scholars about Mariology."

If only part of Mariology is Biblically based, where is the remnant revealed?

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