soteriology

/səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) + -ology, from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”).

soteriology means the study or doctrine of salvation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

Why this word is great

SOTERIOLOGY — [Noun] The branch of theology concerned with the doctrine of salvation, its means and mechanics. From the Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, "salvation") + -ology ("study of"), from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, "savior"). Unlike "eschatology," which dwells on the distant, cataclysmic finale, or "hamartiology," which maps the intricate labyrinths of the fall, soteriology is the anatomy of the rescue itself. It is the precise heft of a key in a rusted lock, the blueprint for a bridge across an uncrossable chasm, and the exact terms of a reprieve—a discipline devoted to the cold, systematic hope of being retrieved.

noun

The study or doctrine of salvation.“BY the Soteriology of the Bible we mean the Doctrine of the Messiah's mediatorial work for man's salvation, as gradually revealed in Holy Scripture.”