theological controversy

collocation in English

meaningsoftheologicalandcontroversy

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theological
adjective
uk
/ˌθiː.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌθiː.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the study of religion and ...
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controversy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.vɜː.si/us
/ˈkɑːn.trə.vɝː.si/
a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to ...
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(Definition oftheologicalandcontroversyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftheological controversy

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Secondly,theologicalcontroversyembraced a religious literary public, and change in this public occurred not least on the basis of the controversy.
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I do not think there is a country in the world so free fromtheologicalcontroversy.
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The sole purpose for which they stand, and the sole programme on which they are elected istheologicalcontroversy.
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There he was unwillingly drawn into a bittertheologicalcontroversy.
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He is known for his participation intheologicalcontroversy.
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He wrote voluminously ontheologicalcontroversy, astrology, and antiquarian subjects, but published nothing himself.
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Contzen was a learned and versatile writer intheologicalcontroversy, in political economy, and in the interpretation of scriptures.
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An internationaltheologicalcontroversydeveloped concerning the licitness of the oath.
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Moreover, he could claim that when teaching philosophy he had no desire to get involved in theological controversies.
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By the late 1670s he was recognized as a skilled preacher whose opinion on theological controversies was worth knowing.
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Whatever the particular ceremony, the same core theological controversies arose.
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In these theological controversies people make imputations freely.
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He was dismissed from his position amid several theological controversies and complaints about his strong personality.
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Besides the schism, the western church was riven by theological controversies, some of which turned into heresies.
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