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