Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun patrology

2 senses of patrology

Sense 1
patristics, patrology -- (the writings of the early Church Fathers)
       => writing -- ((usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings")

Sense 2
patristics, patrology -- (the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers)
       => Christian theology -- (the teachings of Christian churches)