English noun: patrology | |||
1. | patrology (communication) the writings of the early Church Fathers | ||
Synonyms | patristics | ||
Broader (hypernym) | writing | ||
2. | patrology (cognition) the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers | ||
Synonyms | patristics | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Christian theology | ||