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patrology

UK/pəˈtɹɒlədʒi/

patrology noun: the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.

Noun

patrology (countable and uncountable, plural patrologies)

  1. the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.
    Synonyms:
    patristics
  2. a handbook or published collection of patristic literature.

Synonyms of patrology

Forms of patrology

pluralpatrologies

Origin of patrology

Borrowed from New Latin patrologia.

Questions about patrology

What does patrology mean?
Patrology means the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.
What part of speech is patrology?
Patrology is a noun.
How do you pronounce patrology?
Patrology is pronounced /pəˈtɹɒlədʒi/ (UK).
What is the plural of patrology?
The plural of patrology is patrologies.

Words near patrology in the dictionary

  1. patrologic
  2. patrological
  3. patrologies
  4. patrologist
  5. patrologists
  6. patrology
  7. patrolperson
  8. patrolpersons
  9. patrols
  10. patrolwoman
  11. patrolwomen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patrology (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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