LIBERATION THEOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does liberation theology mean? 

• LIBERATION THEOLOGY (noun)
  The noun LIBERATION THEOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation

  Familiarity information: LIBERATION THEOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

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• LIBERATION THEOLOGY (noun)

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Meaning:

A form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("liberation theology" is a kind of...):

theological system; theology (a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings)