theologian UK /ˌθi.əˈləʊd͡ʒən/US /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ noun4 •A specialist in academic theology.Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […] — 1861 •Someone who studies theology.Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation. •A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church. •A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience. formstheologians