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father (enc)
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Father| Noun | 1. | father - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"old man - an informal term for your father parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" | | | 2. | father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"patriarch - any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race | | | 3. | Father - `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 militarypriest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders | | | 4. | Father - (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 Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John ChrysostomChristian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose - (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) Augustine, Augustine of Hippo, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine - (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom - (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407) | | | 5. | father - a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others | | | 6. | Father - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united | | | 7. | father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" | | | 8. | father - the head of an organized crime familychief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" | | | Verb | 1. | father - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" | |
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