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Heavenly Father
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English
Alternative forms
en heavenly Father
Proper noun
Heavenly Father
en God; God the Father en formal The Jewish or Christian God; among Trinitarians, especially God the Father.
en Our Father<id:God; God the Father> Man Upstairs
Matthew 6 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Usage notes
In Mormonism, this is by a large margin the most common way to refer to God the Father.
Related terms
en Queen of Heaven
Translations
A formal name for the Judeo-Christian God
Armenian: hy Երկնային Հայր
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 天父 tin1 fu6
Hakka: hak 天父 Thiên-fu
Hokkien: nan-hbl 天爸 Thiⁿ-pē
Mandarin: cmn 天父 Tiānfù
Czech: cs Nebeský Otec m, cs Otec v nebi m
Danish: da himmelske Fader c
French: fr Père céleste m
German: de Vater im Himmel m, de himmlischer Vater m
Japanese: talking to the Father ja 天地にお父様 tenchi ni otousama; talking about the Father ja 天地に父 tenchi ni chichi, ja 神の父 kami no chichi lit. God the Father
Old English: ang Heofonlīċ Fæder m
Polish: pl Ojciec niebieski m
Portuguese: pt Pai celeste m
Russian: ru Оте́ц Небе́сный m
Spanish: es Padre Celestial m
Swedish: sv himmelske Fader c
Further reading
paternal view of God
en God