`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
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father::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | padre |
| Type of | title of respect, form of address, priest, title |
father::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | church father, father of the church |
| Type of | theologian, theologizer, theologist, theologiser |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forefather, sire |
| Type of | ascendant, antecedent, ancestor, root, ascendent |
| Has types | patriarch |
keep the faith of our forefathers.
father::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | father-god, fatherhood |
father::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beginner, founder, founding father |
| Type of | originator, conceiver, mastermind |
| Has types | coloniser, foundress, colonizer, cofounder |
George Washington is the father of his country.
father::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | leader |
the tennis fathers ruled in her favor.
the city fathers endorsed the proposal.
