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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaculdade de teologia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fa.kulˈda.dʒi dʒi te.o.ˈlu.ʒi.a/
"Ele concluiu seus estudos na faculdade de teologia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An educational institution dedicated to training individuals for the ordained ministry or religious leadership, offering courses in theology, biblical studies, and pastoral care.
"He decided to enroll in a theological college to prepare for his ordination as a priest." - 2
A higher education institution or faculty within a university that specializes in academic research and instruction in religious doctrines and history.
"The historic theological college published a groundbreaking journal on comparative religion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'theological', derived from Greek 'theologia' (the- 'god' + -logia 'discourse'), with 'college', originating from Latin 'collegium' (a society or guild). Historically emerging in post-Reformation Europe and expanding globally in the 18th and 19th centuries, it denotes an institution dedicated to higher education and ministerial preparation in theology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Theological college" is said worldwide
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séminaire
Transliteration: /se.mi.nɛʁ/
Script: séminaire théologique
"Il étudie au séminaire théologique depuis trois ans."
theologische Hochschule
Transliteration: /te.oˈloː.ɡɪ.ʃə ˈhɔx.ʃuː.lə/
"Sie studiert an einer theologischen Hochschule."
seminario teologico
Transliteration: /semiˈnaːrjo teoˈlɔːdʒiko/
"Il seminario teologico si trova nel centro della città."
seminario teológico
Transliteration: /semiˈnaɾjo teoˈloxiko/
"Asiste a un seminario teológico para formarse como pastor."
faculdade de teologia
Transliteration: /fa.kulˈda.dʒi dʒi te.o.ˈlu.ʒi.a/
"Ele concluiu seus estudos na faculdade de teologia."
धर्मशास्त्रीय महाविद्यालय
Transliteration: dharmashastriy mahavidyalaya
"वह एक धर्मशास्त्रीय महाविद्यालय में अध्ययन कर रहा है।"
神学院
Transliteration: shénxuéyuàn
"他在神学院完成了牧师的培训。"
신학교
Transliteration: sinhakkyo
"그는 목회자가 되기 위해 신학교에 입학했습니다."
神学校
Transliteration: shingakkō
"彼女は神学校でキリスト教神学を学んでいます。"
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