Desert Father

noun

Any of the early Christian hermits, ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt, beginning around the third century AD, and were a major influence on the development of Christianity.

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Meanings

nounDesert Father (plural Desert Fathers)

plural Desert Fathers

  1. historicallifestyleAny of the early Christian hermits, ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt, beginning around the third century AD, and were a major influence on the development of Christianity.
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