liberation theology

noun

: a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist orientation with a theology of salvation as liberation from injustice
liberation theologian noun

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Giraldo said Monday that Torres was one of the precursors of the church doctrine known as liberation theology. — Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 Was he influenced by liberation theology? — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Apr. 2026 Yolanda recruited gillagers into the growing movement to topple Marcos that Catholic priests instructed in liberation theology were leading. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 The papacy of John Paul II drew other lines, reining in liberation theology, insisting on moral truths, and buttressing church authority. — R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018 See All Example Sentences for liberation theology

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1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of liberation theology was in 1970

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