Biblical Terms Flashcards
- What does ontological mean?
- Relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. “ontological arguments”
- What does ontological mean?
- Showing the relations between the concepts and categories in a subject area or domain.
“an ontological database”
- What does antithetical mean?
- directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible. “people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine”
- What does antithetical mean?
- connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis.
What does eschatology mean?
the part of theology concerned with death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind. “Christian hope is concerned with eschatology, or the science of last things”
Eschatology is __________
a noun
Ontological is __________
an adjective
Antithetical is __________
an adjective
An apologist is __________
a person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial.
“critics said he was an apologist for colonialism”
The word apologist is __________
a noun
What does anthropomorphic mean?
relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism. “explanations of animal behaviour in anthropomorphic terms”
Anthropomorphic also mean
having human characteristics. “anthropomorphic bears and monkeys”
The word anthropomorphic is __________
a noun.
What does parabolic mean?
of or like a parabola or part of one.
“a parabolic mirror behind a spotlight projects a parallel beam”
Parabolic also mean __________
of or expressed in parables.
“parabolic teaching”