Pl. -a. [a. Gr. θεολογούμενον, neut. of pr. pple. pass. of θεολογεῖν to theologize, f. θεολόγος theologian.] A theological statement or utterance on theology: distinguished from an inspired doctrine or revelation.
1848. M‘Clintock & Blumenthal, trans. Neander’s Life of Christ, IV. I. iii. § 59. 96. We certainly cannot find in Christ’s use of the title [‘Son of Man’] any trace of the Alexandrian Theologoumenon of the archetype of humanity in the Logos, of Philo’s distinction between the idea of humanity and its manifestation (or the Cabbalistic Adam Cadmon).
1891. Brit. Weekly, 29 Oct., 1. What gives this dubious theologoumenon its importance in Dr. Dale’s system is the connection into which he brings it with the doctrine of propitiation.
1895. J. Denney, Stud. Theol., iii. 52. His utterances on this point may be disregarded as private theologoumena.
1906. D. W. Forrest, Author. Christ, VI. ix. 330. It can only rank as a theologoumenon of Peter.
