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patristic definition

pa·tris·tic (pə tris′tik)

adjective

of the Fathers of the early Christian Church or their writings and doctrines
also patristical pa·tris′·ti·cal

Etymology: Ger patristisch < L patres, pl. of pater, father

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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