Definition and Synonyms for Patristic

Definition of Patristic

patristics
Noun
derivation
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1. the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
2. the writings of the early Church Fathers
church father
Noun
pertainym
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1. (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

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