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patrology

[ puh-trol-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural pa·trol·o·gies.
  1. Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
  2. a collection of the writings of the early church fathers.


patrology

/ pəˈtrɒlədʒɪ; ˌpætrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the study of the writings of the Fathers of the Church
  2. a collection of such writings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • paˈtrologist, noun
  • patrological, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pat·ro·log·ic [pa-tr, uh, -, loj, -ik], patro·logi·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patrology1

From the New Latin word patrologia, dating back to 1590–1600. See patri-, -o-, -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patrology1

C17: from Greek patr-, patēr father + -logy
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Example Sentences

It is clear that in the circumstances the terms “father,” “patristic,” “patrology” must be used with much elasticity, since it is now too late to substitute for them any more comprehensive terms.

It reached its climax, as we should expect to find, in the heroic writers of the fourth century, the golden era of patrology.

Associated words: patristic, patristics, patrology, patrist. churchly, a. ecclesiastical. church officer. vestryman, warden, presbyter, trustee. churl, n. rustic, hind, bumpkin, lout, boor. churlish, a. boorish, rude, morose, unamiable. chyle, n.

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