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patristic -al, pa-tris′tik, -al, adj.
pertaining to the fathers of the Christian Church.—ns.Pā′trist, one versed in
patristics; Patris′ticism, mode of
thought, &c., of the fathers.—n.pl.Patris′tics, the knowledge of the fathers as
a subject of study—sometimes Patrol′ogy. [Fr., coined from L.
pater, patris, a father.]
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