patristics

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patristics

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin patristica, from Latin pater (“father”).

noun

  1. uncountable The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers.

    Similar: patrology

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noun patristics

Españolpatrística
Portuguêspatrística
Françaispatristique
DeutschPatristik
Italianopatristica
Русскийпатри́стика patrístika

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"patristics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patristics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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patristics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patristics

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"patristics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patristics.

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@misc{patristics_2026,
  title = {patristics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patristics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}