Church Father
English
/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/, /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.
Etymology
Com from English church + English father derived from Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.
Origin
Latin
Pater Ecclēsiae
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christchurch English
- Churchill English
- McChurch English
- allofather English
- antichurch English
- babyfather English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- chopchurch English
- church English
- church-goer English
- church-ridden English
- churchane English
- churchdom English
- churchful English
- churchgoer English
- churchgoing English
- churchhouse English
- churchical English
- churchify English
- churchish English
- churchism English
- churchless English
- churchlike English
- churchling English
- churchload English
- churchly English
- churchman English
- churchmate English
- churchmouse English
- churchperson English
- churchship English
- churchtown English
- churchwarden English
- churchway English
- churchwide English
- churchwoman English
- churchwork English
- churchy English
- churchyard English
- co-father English
- cyberchurch English
- dechurch English
- dischurch English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- father-to-be English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherling English
- fatherly English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forefather English
- forthfather English
- godfather English
- grandfather English
- highfather English
- housefather English
- interchurch English
- lorefather English
- megachurch English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- newchurch English
- nonchurch English
- nonfather English
- parachurch English
- parish church English
- prochurch English
- rechurch English
- shriftfather English
- stepfather English
- superchurch English
- unchurch English
- unfather English
- Pater Ecclēsiae Latin
- Vater German
- kerkvader Dutch, Flemish
- kirkefar Norwegian Bokmål
- chirche Middle English
- fader Middle English
- क्राइस्टचर्च Hindi
- चर्च Hindi
- చర్చి Telugu
- चर्च Marathi
- tsjerkfaar Western Frisian
- چرچ Urdu
- bata Marshallese
- sios Tok Pisin
- ಚರ್ಚು Kannada
- coci Hausa
- cōcì Hausa
- chechi Shona
- tchalitchi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- sios Pijin
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- church
- father
- churchy
- unchurch
- fathered
- fatherly
- dechurch
- McChurch
- fatherer
- rechurch
- unfather
- churchly
- churchish
- churchman
- Churchill
- fatherkin
- churchway
- fatherdom
- fatherese
- prochurch
- biofather
- churchful
- churchify
- nonfather
- godfather
- churchane
- merfather
- dischurch
- churchdom
- eldfather
- churchism
- nonchurch
- newchurch
- co-father
- churchship
- allofather
- churchgoer
- fatherland
- churchwide
- fathership
- babyfather
- megachurch
- churchmate
- fatherless
- churchwork
- lorefather
- churchyard
- fatherkins
- churchical
- antichurch
- parachurch
- fatherlike
- churchtown
- highfather
- chopchurch
- churchlike
- stepfather
- fatherness
- churchload
- churchling
- churchless
- fatherling
- forefather
- fatherhood
- elderfather
- churchgoing
- churchmouse
- grandfather
- church-goer
- interchurch
- cyberchurch
- superchurch
- churchhouse
- housefather
- churchwoman
- forthfather
- birthfather
- Christchurch
- churchwarden
- shriftfather
- churchperson
- father-to-be
- fatherfucker
- motherfather
- parish church
- father-in-law
- church-ridden
- father-slayer
- father tongue
- father-out-law