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PATRISTICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
Synonyms:
patristics; patrology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("patristics" is a kind of...):
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
Derivation:
patristic (of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The writings of the early Church Fathers
Synonyms:
patristics; patrology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("patristics" is a kind of...):
writing ((usually plural) the collected work of an author)
Derivation:
patristic; patristical (of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers)
