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pa⋅tris⋅tics

  [puh-tris-tiks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
patrology (def. 1).
Origin:
1840–50; see patristic, -ics

pa⋅trol⋅o⋅gy

  [puh-trol-uh-jee]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
2. a collection of the writings of the early church fathers.
Origin:
1590–1600; < NL patrologia. See patri-, -o-, -logy

Related forms:
pat⋅ro⋅log⋅ic  [pa-truh-loj-ik] , pat⋅ro⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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pa·tris·tics   (pə-trĭs'tĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
  1. The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church fathers.
  2. The writings of the Church fathers.
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Main Entry:  patristics
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See patrology
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Patristics

Pa*tris"tics\, n. That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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