Church Father

noun
/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/UK/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/US

Etymology

Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.

  1. calqued from Pater Ecclēsiae

Definitions

  1. One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is…

    One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.

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