ANGELOLOGY

angelology

(noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with angels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

angelology (countable and uncountable, plural angelologies)

The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

Antonyms

• demonology

Source: Wiktionary


An`gel*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. angelus, Gr. -logy.]

Definition: A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels. The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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