masc. proper name, Latinized form of Greek Theophilos, literally "dear to God; loved by the gods," from theos "god" (from PIE root *dhes-, forming words for religious concepts) + philos "loved, beloved" (see -phile).
theologian
theological
theologist
theology
theophany
Theophilus
theorem
theoretical
theorist
theorize
theory
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