- See Also:
- - patrilinear
  - patriliny
  - patrilocal
  - patrimony
  - Patriot
  - patriot
  - patriotic
  - patriotism
  - Patriots' Day
  - patripotestal
  - patristic
  - patristics
  - patrix
  - patrocliny
  - Patroclus
  - patrol
  - patrol car
  - patrol wagon
  - patrolman
  - patrologist
  - patrology
- Recent searches:
- View All

patristic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈtrɪstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə tris′tik)

pa•tris•tic (pə tris′tik),USA pronunciation adj.

of or pertaining to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.

pa•tris′ti•cal.

patr(i)- + -istic 1830–40

pa•tris′ti•cal•ly, adv.

pa•tris′ti•cal•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

patristic /pəˈtrɪstɪk/, patristical /pəˈtrɪstɪkəl/ adj

of or relating to the Fathers of the Church, their writings, or the study of these

paˈtristics n (functioning as singular)

'patristic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

catena - Late Greek - Late Latin - Oxford movement - patristics

Forum discussions with the word(s) "patristic" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "patristic".

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "patristic" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "patristic" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/patristic

⇱ patristic - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

patristic