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CHURCH FATHER Synonyms

There are 2 synonyms of the phrase church father. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the phrase church father. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CHURCH FATHER

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father
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

• `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

• the founder of a family

• (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• the head of an organized crime family

verb

• make (offspring) by reproduction

father of the church
nounn
noun

• (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

Best Hypernyms For CHURCH FATHER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for church father, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
theologian advisor authority elder influencer luminary mentor sage scholar theologiser theologist theologizer thinker writer
Phrases (1)
religious leader

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