church_father | ||
1. | [ noun ] (religion,theology) an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church | |
Synonyms: | Father father_of_the_church | |
Related terms: | theologian authority john_chrysostom basil Augustine eusebius_hieronymus gregory_nazianzen Christianity | |
Similar spelling: |
church_officer church_bell church_property church_festival church_bench Church_of_Rome |