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theologian (iou) and brinkmanship (oh)


theologian (iou)



theologian noun. L15.
[Old & mod. French theologien, from theologie or Latin theologia THEOLOGY: see -IAN.]
An expert in or student of theology; spec. a person who studies or makes a profession of esp. Christian theology; a divine. L15.
LIBERATION theologian. natural theologian: see NATURAL adjective. theologian of hope a proponent of the theology of hope (see THEOLOGY).
New York Review of Books From Augustine to John Donne theologians have worried about the logistics of the Second Coming.
A person who holds to a usu. rigid set of theoretical principles. Cf. THEOLOGY 4. M20.

brinkmanship (oh)



a method of gaining political advantage by pretending that you are willing to do something very dangerous