patristical

1. 1.

   of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers

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Questions about patristical

What does patristical mean?

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

How many syllables are in patristical?

patristical has 4 syllables: pa-tri-sti-cal. The stress falls on "tri".

What is another word for patristical?

Close synonyms include patristic. 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 patristical a common word?

patristical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.