irenaeus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Irenaeus*:
NOUN	person	Irenaeus, Saint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus	Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer

English > *Irenaeus*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200).
Synonyms	Saint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus
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
Instance of	Church 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
	saint	A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
Spanish	Irenaeus
Catalan	Ireneu de Lió, Saint Irenaeus

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