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Meanings of doctor of the church in English
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching.
Usage of doctor of the church in English
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St Therese of Lisieux, now a doctor of the church, was among them.
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Some are men and women: nuns, warriors, doctors of the church.
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He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1295.
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St. Jerome is counted as one of the chief Fathers or doctors of the Church.
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Second circle of the spirits of wise religious men, doctors of the Church and teachers.-St.
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He is the sainted doctor of the Church, equally an authority with both Catholics and Protestants.
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To whom has some picture of saint or doctor of the Church any charm at first sight?
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These are supposed to be the four great Doctors of the Church: Saints Augustine, Gregory, Jerome, and Ambrose.
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He assiduously read the holy scriptures, and fathers, and was one of the most learned doctors of the church.
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A large fresco, representing the four Doctors of the Church who had especially written in honour of the Virgin: viz.
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Luther now comprehends Augustine, the great doctor of the Church, embraces his philosophy and sees how much it has been misunderstood.
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The fourth, of the Sun, revolved by the Powers, is the abode of the great intellectual lights, the doctors of the Church.
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She had received her mission from God alone, and she read in a book sealed against all the doctors of the Church.
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For the first 1,970 years of its existence, Doctors of the Church were men only, and generally theologians.
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He was declared Venerable (1796), canonised (1839), and recognised as a Doctor of the Church (1871).
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He was canonized in 1323, and was proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pius V. in 1567.
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