English > Doctor of the Church: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching. |
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| Synonym | Doctor |
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| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
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| Instances | Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose | (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan |
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| Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, Saint Thomas Aquinas, St. Thomas Aquinas | (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology |
| Athanasius, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius, Athanasius the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism |
| Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo | (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church |
| Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies / heresies of the 4th century |
| Bede, Saint Bede, St. Bede, Baeda, Saint Baeda, St. Baeda, Beda, Saint Beda, St. Beda, the Venerable Bede | (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) |
| Gregory, Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership |
| Gregory, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen | (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies / heresies |
| Irenaeus, Saint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus | Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer |
| Jerome, Saint Jerome, St. Jerome, Hieronymus, Eusebius Hieronymus, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus | (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate) |
| John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom | (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople |
| Broader | theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser | someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology |
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| Spanish | doctor de la iglesia, doctor |
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| Catalan | doctor de l'església, Doctor de l'Església, doctor |
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