(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
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father of the church::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | church father, father |
| Type of | theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer |
Examples of father of the church
father of the church
His father, Robert, was influential in the construction of the Anglican church.
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She had died under the care of her father while the rest of the family was at church.
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This holds true even when the father is not a member of the church.
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Ragheb, 58, married and the father of four children, has been at the church since 1993.
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Father Pat Butler at the church has been great at the spiritual side of things.
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The witness of the Book of Mormon was significant in bringing my father into the church.
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So I think of Edith, and my father, both of whom now share a place in the church eternal.
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When the daughter's father passed on, her mother continued under the care of the church.
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Jeffs, 52, took over the FLDS church in 2002 after the death of his father, Rulon Jeffs.
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