patriot, patriot

& a. [Fr. patriote, from Low Lat. patriot a =a native, from Gr. patriotes =a fellow-countryman, from patrios belonging to one's father, hereditary, from pater =a father; Sp. & Ital. patriot a =a patriot.] chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; trine is involved in Arianism, as it is also in Apollinarian teaching. pā-trist, 8. [PATRISTIC.] One who is versed in patristic learning. [PATRICIAN, B. 3.] pa-trist-ic, pa-trist-ic-al, adj . [Fr. patris tique, from Lat. pater (gen it. patris ) = a father.] Ofuer or pertaining to the ancient fathers of the Church. "In the patristic writings." - H. B. Wilson: The National Church.