patristicallyadv.
/pəˈtrɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /pəˈtrɪstᵻk(ə)li/ Christian Church.
In a patristic manner; by or in the writings of the Fathers of the Church.
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patristically1882
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Patristically, in a patristic manner.
1960 ELH 27 278 In the Renaissance a complex of forces gradually transformed the patristically inspired conception of the sermon.
1986 Speculum 61 318 Both patristically and iconographically the ladder of Jacob and the Tree of Jesse find early associations.
2000 Commonweal (Nexis) 2 June 11 His thought, biblically and patristically grounded, exposes the vacuity of labels like liberal and conservative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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