the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) | the act of purchasing back something previously sold |
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil |
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth | repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) |