PATRISTICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does patristics mean? 

• PATRISTICS (noun)
  The noun PATRISTICS has 2 senses:

1. the writings of the early Church Fathers

2. the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers

  Familiarity information: PATRISTICS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATRISTICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The writings of the early Church Fathers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

patristics; patrology

Hypernyms ("patristics" is a kind of...):

writing ((usually plural) the collected work of an author)

Derivation:

patristic; patristical (of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

patristics; patrology

Hypernyms ("patristics" is a kind of...):

Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)

Derivation:

patristic (of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers)