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patrology

pa·trol·o·gy
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-trol-uh-jee]
    • /pəˈtrɒl ə dʒi/
    • /pətrˈəʊlədʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-trol-uh-jee]
    • /pəˈtrɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of patrology word

  • noun plural patrology Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers. 1
  • noun plural patrology a collection of the writings of the early church fathers. 1
  • noun patrology the study of the writings of the Fathers of the Church 0
  • noun patrology a collection of such writings 0

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Origin of patrology

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
From the New Latin word patrologia, dating back to 1590-1600. See patri-, -o-, -logy

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Parts of speech for Patrology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

patrology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

patrology usage trend in Literature

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