pa·tris·tics /-tɪks/
Pa·tris·tics n. That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.
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patristics
n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn: patrology]
2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the
Church Fathers [syn: patrology]