Church Father
Church Father · Church Fathers
отець
Отцы Церкви, Святые Отцы
Kirchenvater
One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is…One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.
UK/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/US/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/
» The Talmud was much less interested in Jesus and Christianity than the Church fathers were in Jews.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.
Kirchenvater
Отцы́ Це́рквиOtcý Cérkvi, Святы́е Отцы́Svjatýje Otcý
More definitions
- (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
Examples
1 sentencesThe Talmud was much less interested in Jesus and Christianity than the Church fathers were in Jews.
Translations
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authoritative ancient male Christian author:
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By meaning 1
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Origin
Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.
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plural: Church FathersSynonyms
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- (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom:Father of the ChurchFather