One of the early Christian theologians regarded as especially authoritative in the Western Church (particularly St Augustine of Hippo, St Jerome, St Ambrose, and St Gregory the Great) or later so designated by the Pope (e.g. St Thomas Aquinas, St Teresa of Ávila).
教会博士（西方教会中被推崇的几位早期基督教神学家之一 尤指希波的圣奥古斯丁、圣哲罗姆、圣安布罗斯和大格列高利或后来教皇指定的几位 如圣托马斯·阿奎那、阿维拉的圣德肋撒）。比较Fathers of the Church （见FATHER 条义项3）
Compare with "Fathers of the Church" (see father (sense 3 of the noun))
Example sentencesExamples
Albertus was made a Saint and declared a Holy Doctor of the Church on 16 December 1931 and his feast day is 15 November in each year.
Both have been declared Doctors of the Church, but somehow, St Theresa's fame seems to have outlasted that of her famous contemporary.
He was canonized in 1494 and named a Doctor of the Church in 1720.
In 1997, she was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II, who has acknowledged her influence on the Second Vatican Council.
In 1946 St Anthony was made a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII because of the simple way in which he taught the gospel to the illiterate and the innocent.
Definition of Doctor of the Church in US English:
Doctor of the Church
noun
One of the early Christian theologians regarded as especially authoritative in the Western Church (particularly St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, and St. Gregory the Great) or later so designated by the Pope (e.g., St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Ávila).
教会博士（西方教会中被推崇的几位早期基督教神学家之一 尤指希波的圣奥古斯丁、圣哲罗姆、圣安布罗斯和大格列高利或后来教皇指定的几位 如圣托马斯·阿奎那、阿维拉的圣德肋撒）。比较Fathers of the Church （见FATHER 条义项3）
Compare with documentarian (sense 1)
Example sentencesExamples
He was canonized in 1494 and named a Doctor of the Church in 1720.
In 1946 St Anthony was made a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII because of the simple way in which he taught the gospel to the illiterate and the innocent.
Both have been declared Doctors of the Church, but somehow, St Theresa's fame seems to have outlasted that of her famous contemporary.
Albertus was made a Saint and declared a Holy Doctor of the Church on 16 December 1931 and his feast day is 15 November in each year.
In 1997, she was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II, who has acknowledged her influence on the Second Vatican Council.