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father
has definitions from the fields of religion,Christianity,theology,Roman Catholic,work
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[ noun ] a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Synonyms Examples "his father was born in Atlanta" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)As the robbers leave the looted train , the film suddenly cuts_back to the station , where the telegrapher 's little daughter arrives with her father 's dinner_pail only to find him bound on the floor . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Early the next morning , a Mexican telephoned Pels that Celso_Chavez , one of the posse members , was surrounded by ten Mexicans at his father 's home on the upper Vermejo . A Mexican justice_of_the_peace had issue a writ against Chavez for taking_part in the `` murder '' of Manuel_Gonzales so he and his father were anxious to be taken_out of danger . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Scotty 's father sat sprawled in his chair , angular , alert as a cricket , looking about at the huge stainless-steel appointments of the room with an expression of proprietorship . His father tried to make the food a topic . |
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[ noun ] (religion,theology) an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church
Synonyms Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Because they have kept the faith of their medieval fathers , English Catholics have always strongly resented the charge of being `` English '' . |
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[ verb ] make children
Examples "Abraham begot Isaac" "Men often father children but don't recognize them" Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)That John_Locke 's philosophy of the social_contract fathered the American_Revolution with its Declaration_of_Independence , I believe , we generally accept . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
Synonyms Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)My curiosity was sharpened a day or two before the interview by a conversation I had with a well-informed teacher of literature , a Jesuit father , at a conference on religious drama near Paris . (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)A man must be able to say , `` Father , I have sinned '' , or there is no hope for him . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the founder of a family
Synonyms Examples "keep the faith of our forefathers" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)`` Faith of our Fathers : Mary 's prayers / Shall win our country back to thee '' . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Parson_Weems 's George_Washington became the symbol of honesty and the father image of the uniting States . |
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[ noun ] a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
Examples "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor" "the city fathers endorsed the proposal" Used in print (The New York Times,...)The golfing fathers ruled_in his favor . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Synonyms Examples "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)A man must be able to say , `` Father , I have sinned '' , or there is no hope for him . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work) a person who founds or establishes some institution
Synonyms Examples "George Washington is the father of his country" Related terms |
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