patristic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the fathers of the early Christian church, especially their writings.

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Meanings

adjectivepatristic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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
  2. not comparablebiologyRelating to a lineage.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to the writings of the early church fathers

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Origin

From patri- + -istic.

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Translations

Finnish kirkkoisiin liittyvä, kirkkoisien
  • kirkkoisiin liittyväpertaining to early Christian church leaders
  • kirkkoisienpertaining to early Christian church leaders
French patristique
  • patristiquepertaining to early Christian church leaders
Italian patristico
  • patristicopertaining to early Christian church leaders
Polish patrystyczny
  • patrystycznypertaining to early Christian church leaders
Spanish patrístico
  • patrísticopertaining to early Christian church leaders
Swedish patristisk
  • patristiskpertaining to early Christian church leaders
Cite this entry
APA

patristic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patristic

MLA

“patristic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patristic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patristic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patristic.

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