Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doctor of the church

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: doc-tor of the church
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching

Example Sentences

"the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"

Synonyms

Doctor

Questions

What does doctor of the church mean?: (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching

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