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- Latin · calque ofPater Ecclēsiae
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Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.
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Church Father
Today it means: One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church. Full definition →
Latin Pater Ecclēsiae