Dictionary

Church Father en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.

Meanings

1. One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.

Forms

Relateds

patristics · patrology · patristic

Translations (24)

pl Ojciec Kościoła (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · es Padre de la Iglesia (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · el Πατέρας της Εκκλησίας (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · de Kirchenvater (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · ru Святы́е Отцы́ (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · nb kirkefar (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · sv kyrkofader (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · it padre della Chiesa (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · la Pater Ecclēsiae (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · fr père de l'Église (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · af kerkvader (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · el εκκλησιαστικός Πατέρας (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · da kirkefader (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · fy tsjerkfaar (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · cmn 教父 (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · ru Отцы́ Це́ркви (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · he אבי הכנסייה (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · vi giáo phụ (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · ko 교부 (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · nn kyrkjefar (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · fi kirkkoisä (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · pt Pai da Igreja (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · pt Padre da Igreja (authoritative ancient male Christian author) · nl kerkvader (authoritative ancient male Christian author)