Father (Noun)
Meaning 1
(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.
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Meaning 2
A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country".
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Meaning 3
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".
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God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father".
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The founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers".
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Meaning 6
The head of an organized crime family.
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Meaning 7
A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta".
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Meaning 8
`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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