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patrology.

the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.

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noun/pəˈtɹɒlədʒi/UK
  1. the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.

    countable · uncountable
  2. a handbook or published collection of patristic literature.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin patrologia.

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