patristic

[ puh-tris-tik ]

/ pəˈtrɪs tɪk /

adjective

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

Nearby words

Sometimes pa·tris·ti·cal.

Origin of patristic

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

Related forms

pa·tris·ti·cal·ly, adverbpa·tris·ti·cal·ness, nounun·pa·tris·tic, adjectiveun·pa·tris·ti·cal, adjective

un·pa·tris·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for patristic

Fox found it in the Bible; Wesley in patristic Christianity.
The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day|Evelyn Underhill
A paragraph sign sets off a list of indexes to various books, chiefly editions of the classics and Biblical or patristic writings.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
In patristic study he may have stood beneath Luther; in originality and profoundness of thought he was certainly inferior to More.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8)|John Richard Green
It is impossible not to admire the great knowledge of Sacred Scripture and Patristic literature displayed by the author.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy

The patristic material and a crude knowledge of the antique passed over to the early Middle Ages.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for patristic

patristic

patristical

/ (pəˈtrɪstɪk) /

adjective

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

Derived Formspatristically, adverbpatristics, noun functioning as singular

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Word Origin and History for patristic

patristic

adj.

1773, from patri- + -istic. Related: patristical (1819).