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Church Father.
Church Father - as a 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
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fatherfather of the churchExample Sentences
"The church father condemned the heresy that was spreading in the region."
"We studied the works of the early church fathers in our theology class."
"Augustine is considered one of the most influential church fathers in the Western Christian tradition."
"The teachings of the church fathers shaped the development of Christian theology."
"Many church fathers defended orthodox beliefs against various theological challenges."
