Church Father
/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/US/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/
Church Father noun: one of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.
Noun
Church Father (plural Church Fathers)
- One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.
Church Father meaning in Kannada and Vietnamese
Church Father in Kannada
- church father; pastor, Christian priest
- ಪಾದ್ರಿ pādri
Church Father in Vietnamese
- authoritative ancient male Christian author
- giáo phụ
Forms of Church Father
| plural | Church Fathers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | church father |
Origin of Church Father
Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.
Questions about Church Father
- What does Church Father mean?
- Church Father means one of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.
- What is Church Father in Kannada?
- Church Father in Kannada is ಪಾದ್ರಿ (pādri). See Church Father meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is Church Father?
- Church Father is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Church Father?
- Church Father is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Church Father?
- The plural of Church Father is Church Fathers.
Words near Church Father in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Church Father (page history and authors); ಪಾದ್ರಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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