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教義学 (きょうぎがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

教きょう義ぎ学がく

Meanings

1

noun

dogmatics; dogmatic theology

Academic term for the systematic study of church doctrine, especially in Christian theology.

彼かれは神しん学がっ校こうで教きょう義ぎ学がくを専せん攻こうした。
He majored in dogmatics at the seminary.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
義righteousness, justice, morality
学study, learning, science

Etymology

Compound of 教義 (kyōgi, 'doctrine') + 学 (gaku, 'study'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for academic disciplines.