# theologian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #29,123

## Definitions
1. A specialist in academic theology.
2. Someone who studies theology.
3. A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
4. A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.

## Etymology
From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **theological** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theologian-vs-theological)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hteologian`, `tehologian`, `theloogian`, `theolgoian`, `theollogian`, `theologain`, `theologgian`, `theologiann`, `theologina`, `theoloigan`, `theoolgian`, `thheologian`, `thoelogian`, `ttheologian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/theologian