patrologist

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A person who studies writings and teachings of early Christian leaders

noun
/ˌpætrəˈlɒdʒɪst/

Specialized

: patrólogo

As a patrologist, she dedicated her career to studying the teachings of the Apostolic Fathers.

Examples

A good Patrologist will trump a neo-scholastic in any theological conversation since the Patrologist goes to the sources, whereas neo-scholasticism is removed from the sources through the mediation of the manuals.

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A good Patrologist will trump a neo-scholastic in any theological conversation since the Patrologist goes to the sources.

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A good Patrologist will trump a neo-scholastic in any theological conversation since the Patrologist goes to the sources.

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A good Patrologist will trump a neo-scholastic in any theological conversation since the Patrologist goes to the sources, whereas neo-scholasticism is removed from the sources through the mediation of the manuals.

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The skilled patrologist analyzed the writings of Saint Augustine to better understand early Christian theology.
During the conference, the patrologist presented his findings on the significance of early church fathers in shaping Christian doctrine.

Surface Forms

patrologist singular

patrologists plural

Morphology

patrologist = patrology (semi-transparent) = patrology + ist

Formed by the regular suffixation of '-ist' to the noun 'patrology', but 'patrology' is a specialized, technical term likely unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

The word patrologist is made of patro- meaning 'father' and -logist meaning 'one who studies', like the word biologist. So a patrologist studies the writings and teachings of the early 'church fathers'.