Re: Patristic?

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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