HyperDic: irenaeus

English > 1 sense of the word Irenaeus:
NOUNperson Irenaeus, Saint Irenaeus, St. IrenaeusGreek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer
English > Irenaeus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningGreek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200).
SynonymsSaint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Instance ofChurch Father, Father of the Church, Father(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine
Doctor of the Church, Doctor(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
SpanishIrenaeus
CatalanIreneu de Lió, Saint Irenaeus

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