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 | ||