patristic en · ADJ
Etymology
From patri- + -istic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the fathers of the early Christian church, especially their writings.
The word modern was a term of reproach used by patristic humanists against the medieval schoolmen who developed the new logic and physics.
1962, Marshall McLuhan, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Canada: University of Toronto Press, page 80:
- (not-comparable) Relating to a lineage.
Deriveds
patristicism · unpatristic · patristically · patristic anthology
Relateds
patristics · patristical · matristic · matristics
Translations (7)
sv patristisk (pertaining to early Christian church leaders) · fr patristique (pertaining to early Christian church leaders) · fi kirkkoisiin liittyvä (pertaining to early Christian church leaders) · fi kirkkoisien (pertaining to early Christian church leaders) · it patristico (pertaining to early Christian church leaders) · es patrístico (pertaining to early Christian church leaders) · pl patrystyczny (pertaining to early Christian church leaders)