Meaning of testaceotheology | Babel Free
ˌtɛs.tə.si.oʊ.θiˈɒl.ə.dʒiDefinitions
The "theology of shellfish", or the study of divine or spiritual significance attributed to shellfish, such as clams, oysters, and other mollusks.
Examples
“Friedrich-Christian Lesser’s Théologie des insectes appeared in two French translation, in 1742 and 1745. But there were not only insects, and the material was inexhaustible: a Lithotheology, a Testaceotheology, a Petinotheology, and an Ichthyotheology all appeared. What had begun as a pious intention became a bookselling enterprise.”
“Chemnitz was a promoter of a form of natural theology known as testaceotheology or the use of molluscs for preaching.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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