Noun: patrology pu'tró-lu-jee
- The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
"The scholar specialized in patrology, focusing on the works of Augustine";
- patristics
- The writings of the early Church Fathers
"Scholars of patrology study the theological works of early Christian writers";
- patristics
Type of: Christian theology, writing
Encyclopedia: Patrology