Doctor of the Church (Latin doctor, teacher, from Latin docere, to teach) is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.
Read more about Doctor Of The Church: Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Armenian Church, Assyrian Church of The East, Anglicanism, Lutheranism
Famous quotes containing the words doctor of, doctor and/or church:
“You are not a doctor of dentistry! You are a doctor of segregation!”
—Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)
“One teacher should not talk about another, nor should a doctor discuss a colleague.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The Church must be forever building, for it is forever decaying within and attacked from without....”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
Related Phrases
Related Words