church father
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of church father
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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It is the doctrine of the Catholic Church, father.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne
His sources are, according to his own statement, not Frankish, not popular songs or traditions, but two Latin authors—the Church father Hieronymus and the poet Virgil.
From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.
Authorities for the first ten of these were the Church father Lactantius and the West Gothic historian Isodorus of Sevilla.
From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.
The Church father, Origen, makes mention of this work, but, like the book and prophecies of Enoch, from which Jude makes a quotation, p. 121it has been lost, they having served their purpose.
From The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 by Wild, Joseph
To think that this house should have given two confessors to the Church, father and son!
From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh
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