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patristical

patristical is the alternative form of patristic.

Meaning of patristic

Adjective

patristic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the fathers of the early Christian church, especially their writings.
    • The word modern was a term of reproach used by patristic humanists against the medieval schoolmen who developed the new logic and physics.1962, Marshall McLuhan, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Canada: University of Toronto Press, page 80
  2. Relating to a lineage.

Forms of patristical

comparativemore patristical
superlativemost patristical

Questions about patristical

What is patristical the alternative form of?
Patristical is the alternative form of patristic.

Words near patristical in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patristical (page history and authors); patristic (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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