English Dictionary

Desert Father

名詞

歴史的

(religion, historical) Any of the early Christian hermits, ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt, beginning around the third century AD, and were a major influence on the development of Christianity.

日本語の意味

初期キリスト教の隠者、苦行者、修道士。エジプトのスケーテス砂漠などに住み、3世紀頃から活動し、キリスト教の発展に大きな影響を与えた歴史的宗教上の人物群。

A Desert Father withdrew to a remote cell in the Scetes desert to pursue a life of prayer and asceticism.

ある初期キリスト教の隠遁者は、祈りと禁欲の生活を求めてスケテスの砂漠の人里離れた小屋に退いた。

意味（1）

(religion, historical) Any of the early Christian hermits, ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt, beginning around the third century AD, and were a major influence on the development of Christianity.

Desert Fathers （ plural ）