Church Father
noun/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/UK/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/US
Etymology
Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.
- calqued from Pater Ecclēsiae
Definitions
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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