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patristic anthologies

patristic anthologies is the plural of patristic anthology.

Meaning of patristic anthology

Noun

patristic anthology (plural patristic anthologies)

  1. A systematic collection of excerpts from the works of founders of the early Christian church and other early ecclesiastical writers, compiled to serve dogmatic or ethical purposes.
    • But the range of potential material for a patristic anthology is vast.- 1995, Robert Atwell, Spiritual Classics from the Early Church: An Anthology, →ISBN, page 13
    Synonyms:
    florilegium

Questions about patristic anthologies

What is patristic anthologies the plural of?
Patristic anthologies is the plural of patristic anthology.

Words near patristic anthologies in the dictionary

  1. patrisexual
  2. patrisib
  3. patrisibs
  4. patrist
  5. patristic
  6. patristic anthologies
  7. patristic anthology
  8. patristical
  9. patristically
  10. patristicism
  11. patristics

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