typologies in English

noun

1

a classification according to general type, especially in archaeology, psychology, or the social sciences.

a typology of Saxon cremation vessels

2

the study and interpretation of types and symbols, originally especially in the Bible.

Worship now, Jesus says, is in spirit and truth, the internals of motive, intensity, and sincerity replacing the external symbols and typology that previously existed.

Use "typologies" in a sentence

1. It's based on furniture typologies, but that's not the end motivation.

2. Political scientists have created many typologies describing variations of Authoritarian forms of government.

3. A comparison between the Weberian classification and the most recent typologies reveals that almost everything converges in it.

4. The proliferation of Autocratic typologies reflects an expansion in the ways in which scholars conceptualize authoritarianism

5. In addition, with a keen interest in program-driven project typologies, Abadan has developed a parallel expertise in the …

6. Advisories often contain illicit activity typologies, red flags that facilitate monitoring, and guidance on complying with FinCEN regulations to address those threats and vulnerabilities

7. The sandy soil was an Arenosol, the sandy-loam was a regosol, while the clay-loam was a phaeozem; typologies were based on previous research performed in the region

8. Altaic definition, the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.