Both Uses of
theology
in
Washington Square
- He was extremely polite to Lavinia, scrupulously, formally polite; and she had never seen him in anger but once in her life, when he lost his temper in a theological discussion with her late husband.†
Chpt 2
- With her he never discussed theology, nor, indeed, discussed anything; he contented himself with making known, very distinctly, in the form of a lucid ultimatum, his wishes with regard to Catherine.†
Chpt 2 *
Definition:
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(theology) the study of religion; or a particular system or school of religious beliefs