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FATHER

Definition:

1. [noun] a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
   Synonyms: male parent, begetter
   
   
2. [noun] the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
   Synonyms: foresire
   
   
3. [noun] `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: Father, Padre
   
   
4. [noun] (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 Chrysostom
   Synonyms: Church Father, Father of the Church, Father
   
   
5. [noun] 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"
   
   
6. [noun] God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
   Synonyms: Father, Father-God, Fatherhood
   
   
7. [noun] a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
   Synonyms: founder, beginner, founding
   
   
8. [noun] the head of an organized crime family
   Synonyms: don
   
   
9. [verb] make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
   Synonyms: beget, get, engender, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
   
   

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Related Words:

• dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pater, pop
• father-in-law
• old man
• patriarch
• Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose
• Athanasius, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius, Athanasius the Great
• Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
• Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great
• Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen
• Jerome, Saint Jerome, St. Jerome, Hieronymus, Eusebius Hieronymus, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
• John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom
• cofounder
• colonizer, coloniser
• foundress

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