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Definition: Patristic |
PatristicAdjective1. Of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "patristic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references) |
Synonym: PatristicSynonym: patristical (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Patristic |
| English words defined with "patristic": catena. (references) |
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| "Patristic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Patristic" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 41 | 53,521 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "patristic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i kishës së hershme, i etërve të kishës. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ذو علاقة بآباء الكنيسة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | отнасящ се до църковните отци. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | وابسته به اولیاء وبزرگان مذهب . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | patristique (patristics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρώτων πατέρων τησ εκκλησίασ, πατερικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | patristico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atristicpay patriotismo (citizenship, nationality, patriotism), patriótico (patriotic, patriotism). (various references) принадлежащий 'отцам церкви', принадлежащий "отцам церкви". (various references) patrístico (patristical). (various references) що належить отцям церкви (patristical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "patristic": patristical, patristics. (additional references) | |
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"Patristic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: parastic, paristic, Parysatis, Parystec, Patrassi, patrist, patristics, Patrizzi, perisic, Petritsch. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "patristic" (pronounced putri"stik) |
| 6 | -r i" s t i k | puristic, voyeuristic. |
| 5 | -i" s t i k | altruistic, anachronistic, antagonistic, artistic, atheistic, autistic, ballistic, capitalistic, characteristic, chauvinistic, coloristic, cystic, deterministic, dualistic, euphemistic, expressionistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, futuristic, hedonistic, holistic, humanistic, idealistic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, jingoistic, journalistic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, oligopolistic, opportunistic, optimistic, pantheistic, paternalistic, pessimistic, pluralistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, sadistic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, unrealistic. |
| 4 | -s t i k | acoustic, agnostic, atavistic, bombastic, caustic, diagnostic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dynastic, ecclesiastic, elastic, enthusiastic, evangelistic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, inelastic, interscholastic, majestic, masochistic, monastic, onomastic, plastic, rustic, sarcastic, scholastic, thermoplastic, unenthusiastic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-p-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: artistic, tipcarts. | |
-2 letters: astrict, piratic, satiric, tipcart, tipcats. | |
-3 letters: artist, attics, capris, crista, iatric, racist, rapist, script, spirit, static, strait, strati, strict, stript, tapirs, tipcat, tracts, traits, triacs. | |
-4 letters: airts, aspic, astir, atrip, attic, carpi, carps, carts, craps, crisp, pacts, pairs, paris, parts, picas, pitas, prats, scarp, scart, scatt, scrap, scrip, sitar, spait, spica, spirt, sprat, sprit, stair, start, stirp, strap, stria, strip, tacit, tacts, tapir, tapis, tarps, tarsi, tarts, tipis, titis, tract, trait, traps, trapt, triac, trips. | |
-5 letters: acts, airs, airt, aits, arcs, arts, asci, caps, carp, cars, cart, cast, cats, cist, crap, cris, iris, pacs, pact, pair, pars, part, past, pats, pias, pica, pics, pita, pits, prat, raps, rapt, rasp, rats, rias, rips, sari, sati, scar, scat, spar, spat, spic, spit, star, stat, stir, tact, taps, tarp, tars, tart, tats, tics, tipi, tips, titi, tits, trap, trip, tsar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-p-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: patristics. | |
+2 letters: patriciates, patristical, peristaltic, triplicates. | |
+3 letters: anticipators, antipyretics, antistrophic, apiculturist, crepitations, dictatorship, pancreatitis, participants, participates, peripatetics, pictorialist, pragmaticist, pragmatistic, precipitants, precipitates, psychiatrist, separatistic. | |
+4 letters: antiparasitic, antiparticles, antipruritics, apiculturists, comparativist, dictatorships, ectoparasitic, pantisocratic, participators, particularist, paternalistic, pertinacities, petrifactions, pictorialists, pontificators, practitioners, pragmaticists, precapitalist, precipitators, protactiniums, psychiatrists, stratigraphic, superactivity, transcription, triplications, triploblastic. | |
+5 letters: antiparasitics, astrophysicist, comparativists, contraposition, contrapositive, cooperationist, decrepitations, pancreatitides, pantisocratist, participations, particularists, petrifications, picturizations, practicalities, precapitalists, precipitations, respectability, spiritualistic, streptobacilli, superpatriotic, transcriptions. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 74 72 69 73 74 69 63 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- - .-. .. ... - .. -.-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110100 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a t r i s t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0074 0072 0069 0073 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)506786847585867569 |
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