biotheology

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word biotheology. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word biotheology, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say biotheology in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word biotheology you have here. The definition of the word biotheology will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbiotheology, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ theology.

Noun

biotheology (uncountable)

  1. The synthetic application of understanding of biology to the understanding of God, synthesizing modern biology and traditional religious doctrines.
    • 1973, Horizon, page 33, column 2:
      The truth is that biotheology is anything but scientific; like all theologies, it is founded on faith, not reason.
    • 1996, Michael Cavanaugh, “Sin and Morality”, in Biotheology: A New Synthesis of Science and Religion, Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, Inc., →ISBN, page 175:
      Indeed, sociobiology has a certain synergy with biotheology, and some of its less controversial concepts strengthen biotheology.
    • 1997, 1997 Wiley Expert Witness Update: New Developments in Personal Injury Litigation, →ISBN, page 67:
      Chiropractors are now associated with hospitals, and even with some medical school programs, on a limited basis. These changes are resultant not only of the Wilk decision but more specifically of the fact that chiropractic physicians have joined with various allopathic research programs (such as the Rand, ACHRP, and Quebec Task Force studies) and have appeared at various scientific symposia. The chiropractors associated with such projects have divested themselves of the chiropractic dogma, biotheology, and philosophy.

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia