patrology

English

Etymology

From New Latin patrologia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈtɹɒlədʒi/

Noun

patrology (countable and uncountable, plural patrologies)

1. (theology) the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.

   Synonym: patristics

2. a handbook or published collection of patristic literature.

Related terms

• patrologist

Translations

the study of the Church Fathers

• Armenian: հայրախոսություն (hy) (hayraxosutʻyun)
• French: patrologie (fr) f
• Italian: patrologia (it) f
• Polish: patrologia (pl) f
• Russian: патрология (ru) (patrologija)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: патрологија f

  Latin: patrologija (sh) f

handbook or published collection of patristic literature