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 | ||