Patristical

[pə'tristikəl]

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.

Editor: Moore

Definition

adj. pertaining to the fathers of the Christian Church.—ns. Pā′trist one versed in patristics; Patris′ticism mode of thought &c. of the fathers.—n.pl. Patris′tics the knowledge of the fathers as a subject of study—sometimes Patrol′ogy.

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