patristics
noun
patristics is spelled P-A-T-R-I-S-T-I-C-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patristics means “The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in patristics?
| Letters | 10: P-A-T-R-I-S-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is patristics?
Patristics appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does patristics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patristics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense patristics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patristique |
| German | Patristik |
| Portuguese | patrística |
| Spanish | patrística |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does patristics come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin patristica, from Latin pater (“father”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).