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Definition of church father in English: church fathernoun One of the early Christian writers, on whose works much later doctrine and theology is based.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Hall (bap. 1627, d. 1656), poet and writer. Definition of church father in US English: church fathernoun One of the early Christian writers, on whose works much later doctrine and theology is based.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Hall (bap. 1627, d. 1656), poet and writer. |