1. the writings of the early Church Fathers; [syn: patristics, patrology]
2. the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers; [syn: patristics, patrology]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
patrology
n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn:
patristics, patrology]
2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church
Fathers [syn: patristics, patrology]