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patristic

American

[puh-tris-tik] / pəˈtrɪs tɪk /

Sometimes patristical

adjective

of or relating to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.

patristic British

/ pəˈtrɪstɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the Fathers of the Church, their writings, or the study of these

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Etymology

Origin of patristic

First recorded in 1830–40; patr(i)- + -istic

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He sees all theology as in constant need of revision and reconstruction in the light of religious experience rather than patristic authority.

From Time Magazine Archive

And, you know, none of the early, really patristic Christians anticipated that.

From Time Magazine Archive

The author, the Rev. George J. Dyer, is a professor of patristic theology at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary near Chicago.

From Time Magazine Archive

With this theological development, Father Murray argued, the ancient questions returned in a new form during patristic and medieval times.

From Time Magazine Archive

They would rely on their rosary every night, while in another room I read patristic theology.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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