Church Father

== English == === Alternative forms === church father === Etymology === Calque of Latin Pater Ecclēsiae. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/ === Noun === Church Father (plural Church Fathers) (Christianity) One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church. ==== Translations ==== === See also === patristic patristics patrology