Church Fathers in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Church Fathers in the English»French Dictionary

Church Fathers N npl REL

Church Fathers

Pères mpl de l'Église

Translations for Church Fathers in the French»English Dictionary

Père de l'Église

Church Father, Father of the Church

Translations for Church Fathers in the English»French Dictionary

I.father [Brit ˈfɑːðə, Am ˈfɑðər] N

1. father (parent):

father

père m

to be like a father to sb

être un vrai père pour qn

from father to son

de père en fils

2. father (ancestor):

father

père m

father

ancêtre m

land of our fathers

patrie de nos pères or aïeux

3. father (originator):

father

père m

the father of the motor car/of English theatre

le père de l'automobile/du théâtre anglais

4. father REL (God):

Father

Père m

the Our Father (prayer)

le Notre Père

God the Father

Dieu le Père

5. father (title for priest):

Father

père m

Father Smith

le père Smith

thank you, Father

merci, mon père

II.father [Brit ˈfɑːðə, Am ˈfɑðər] VB trans

father child:

father

engendrer

III.father [Brit ˈfɑːðə, Am ˈfɑðər]

like father like son

tel père tel fils

the father and mother of a row inf

une prise de bec maison inf

church <pl churches> [Brit tʃəːtʃ, Am tʃərtʃ] N

1. church (building):

church (Catholic, Anglican)

Église f

church (Protestant)

temple m

church attr bell, choir, clock, steeple

d'église

church land

ecclésiastique

church fête

paroissial

church wedding

religieux/-ieuse

2. church:

church, a. Church (religious body)

Église f

the Orthodox church

l'Église orthodoxe

the Church of England

l'Église d'Angleterre

the Early Church HISTORY

l'Église primitive

to go into the church

entrer dans les ordres

3. church (service):

church (in general)

office m

church (Catholic)

messe f

to go to church (in general)

aller à l'office

to go to church (Catholic)

aller à la messe

as poor as a church mouse

pauvre comme Job

Church Fathers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Church Fathers in the English»French Dictionary

I.father [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] N

father

père m

from father to son

de père en fils

Father Eric

Père Eric

II.father [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] VB trans

father child:

father

engendrer

I.church [tʃɜ:tʃ, Am tʃɜ:rtʃ] N

1. church (building):

church

église f

church for protestants

temple m

2. church no pl (organization):

church

Église f

the Anglican Church

l'Eglise f anglicane

to enter the church

entrer dans les ordres

3. church no pl (service):

church

office m

II.church [tʃɜ:tʃ, Am tʃɜ:rtʃ] ADJ

as poor as a church mouse

pauvre comme Job

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Early Church fathers wrote on the role of the body and its relation to the soul, often elevating soul over body.

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Cross referencing each of the codexes and manuscripts, researching the early church fathers, and reading book after book on the topic of textual criticism?

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Several prominent early church fathers advocated slavery, either directly or indirectly.

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The content has been surmised from various descriptions of it in ancient works by church fathers (see below).

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