patrology
patrology · patrologies
патрология
The study of the lives and works of the Church FathersThe study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.
/pəˈtɹɒlədʒi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.
патрологияpatrologija
the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
(countable, uncountable)A handbook or published collection of patristic literature.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the study of the Church Fathers:
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin patrologia.Borrowed from New Latin patrologia.
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Forms
plural: patrologies| Singular | patrology |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers:patristics
- the writings of the early Church Fathers:patristics
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpatrologist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable