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Patrology — • The study of the writings of the Fathers of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patrology Patrology † … Catholic encyclopedia
patrology — patrologic /pa treuh loj ik/, patrological, adj. /peuh trol euh jee/, n., pl. patrologies. 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… … Universalium
patrology — noun The study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers … Wiktionary
patrology — n. study of the early Christian writings; branch of theology that deals with the teachings of the church fathers … English contemporary dictionary
patrology — [pə trɒlədʒi] noun patristic theology. Origin C17: from Gk patēr, patr father + logy … English new terms dictionary
patrology — pa·trol·o·gy … English syllables
patrology — Патрология … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
patrology — /pəˈtrɒlədʒi/ (say puh troluhjee) noun 1. the systematic study of the writings of the fathers of the Christian church; patristics. 2. a collection of the works of early ecclesiastical writers. {patr(i) + o + logy} …
patrology — , patristics These words (from the Greek patēr, meaning father, and logos, meaning word ) refer to the historical and theological study of the writings of the fathers of the Church, who lived during the first centuries after Christ and are… … Glossary of theological terms
patrology — n. patristics … Dictionary of difficult words
