From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan (mauros@iol.ie)
Date: Sat Jan 17 1998 - 09:12:40 EST
At 08:20 17/01/98 EST, WmHBoyd <WmHBoyd@aol.com> wrote:
>In a message dated 98-01-16 20:40:25 EST, you write:
>
><< PATRISTIC >>
>Excuse me. What does "Patristic" mean?
>
>The Barbarian
>"He that would be wise, let him become a fool that he may be wise."
A basic English dictionary, such as the Concise Oxford, yields:
patristic /p·"tr”st”k/ adj.
of the early Christian theologians or their writings.
patristics n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.).
German patristisch from Latin pater patris 'father'
Regards,
Maurice
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