What does "patrology" mean?

the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.

How do you pronounce "patrology"?

Pronounced //pəˈtɹɒlədʒi//.

Common synonyms include: patristics, church father studies, church father writings, patristic criticism, patristic methodology, patristic writings.

/pəˈtɹɒlədʒi/ noun

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Noun

1
the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers. countable, uncountable
2
the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers wordnet
3
a handbook or published collection of patristic literature. countable, uncountable
4
the writings of the early Church Fathers wordnet

From New Latin patrologia.