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patriology

patriology noun: a discipline of Christian theology, involving the study of God the Father as revealed in Scripture.

Noun

patriology (uncountable)

  1. A discipline of Christian theology, involving the study of God the Father as revealed in Scripture.
  2. A complex of male-dominated or male-centered aspects of cultural and social life; patriarchy.

Origin of patriology

From Ancient Greek πατέρας (patéras, “father”) + -logy.

Questions about patriology

What does patriology mean?
Patriology means a discipline of Christian theology, involving the study of God the Father as revealed in Scripture.
What part of speech is patriology?
Patriology is a noun.

Words near patriology in the dictionary

  1. Patrington
  2. patrinoside
  3. patrins
  4. patriolatry
  5. patriological
  6. patriology
  7. patrionymic
  8. patriot
  9. Patriot Day
  10. Patriot missile
  11. Patriot missiles

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