patristic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers

   Synonymspatristical

Questions about patristic

What does patristic mean?

patristic means "of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers".

How many syllables are in patristic?

patristic has 3 syllables: pa-tris-tic. The stress falls on "tris". In IPA it is /pəˈtɹɪstɪk/.

What is another word for patristic?

Close synonyms include patristical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is patristic a common word?

patristic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.