Father

father English Alternative forms en Fr. title given to priests Etymology See en father. Pronunciation en /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Father.wav Southern England Proper noun en Christianity God, the father of Creation. en Christianity God the Father, who eternally begets the Son. One's father. en I will only do what Father asks. en Wicca One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, younger than the elderly Sage and older than the boyish Master. 2002, A. J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89 ...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage. en 2003 A. J. Drew; Patricia Telesco God/Goddess: Exploring and Celebrating the Two Sides of Wiccan Deity http://books.google.com/books?id=JEkf1Cc8Q34C&pg=PA38&dq=Master+and+Maiden+Wicca&hl=en&sa=X&ei=k-t6T4jcKcOuiALG3aBb&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ 38 In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage. Antonyms Wicca en Mother Derived terms en Holy Father Translations God, the father of Creation Afrikaans: af Vader Albanian: sq Atë m Arabic: ar اَلْآب m Betawi: bew Baba Chichewa: ny Atate Chinese: Cantonese: yue 天父 tin1 fu6, yue 聖父 sing3 fu6 Hakka: hak 天父 Thiên-Fu, hak 聖父 Sṳn-Fu Hokkien: nan-hbl 天爸 Thiⁿ-Pē, nan-hbl 聖爸 Sèng-Pē Mandarin: cmn 天父 Tiānfù, cmn 聖父 Shèngfù Comorian: Ngazidja Comorian: zdj mɓaɓa Mngu c1 mbaba Mngu Dutch: nl Vader m Finnish: fi Isä French: fr Père m Georgian: ka მამა m German: de Vater m Hungarian: hu Atya Indonesian: id Bapa, id Bapa Suci Japanese: ja 天父 てんぷ, tenpu Korean: ko 아버지, ko 천부 Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb باب Northern Kurdish: kmr Bab m Lao: lo ພໍ່ Latin: la Pater m Limburgish: li Vader Luxembourgish: lb Papp m Malay: ms Bapa Maltese: mt Missier m Il-Missier Marathi: mr पिता m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb abba, nb fader m Old Tupi: tpw Uba Pashto: ps پلار m plār Persian: fa خدای پدر xodâ-ye pedar Plautdietsch: pdt Voda m Polabian: pox Wader m Polish: pl Ojciec m Portuguese: pt Pai m Russian: ru отец m Оте́ц Sinhalese: si තාත්තා Spanish: es Padre m Swahili: sw Baba Swedish: sv Fader c Ukrainian: uk Оте́ць Uyghur: ug دادا, ug ئاتا Vilamovian: wym Foter Welsh: cy y Tad m Xhosa: xh Bawo Yiddish: yi פֿאָטער m See also en Dad en Daddy en Mother Noun s en Christianity A title given to priests. en Father Thomas was a good priest. en David A. Badillo Powers of the Prelates: Urban Hierarchies Contrasted Latinos and the New Immigrant Church Baltimore, Md. The Johns Hopkins University Press 2006 73 0-8018-8387-3 Father Smith, the social action director of the archdiocese, and Father William Killian, executive editor of the archdiocesan weekly, went to Brownsville, joined the field workers in picketing, attended several rallies, and marched in an eight-mile “pilgrimage.” They were arrested by local authorities for trespassing on private property and sent back to San Antonio. When Fathers Smith and Killian returned to the valley in early 1967 in defiance of Lucey’s specific orders, Lucey removed Smith as social action director and demoted Killian and several other activist priests for violating protocol. en 21 October 2025 ‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose Rose George https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/21/i-knew-in-my-head-we-were-dying-the-last-voyage-of-the-scandies-rose w:The Guardian On a merchant ship, Father Sinclair had to do safety drills every 10 days. On a fishing vessel, it’s monthly, and there is no requirement to check the log to see if the drill has been done or done correctly. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013064107/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/21/i-knew-in-my-head-we-were-dying-the-last-voyage-of-the-scandies-rose 13 October 2026 en Christianity One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ. en the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Father Time or Father Frost. en historical A senator of Ancient Rome. en 1886 History of Rome Victor Duruy; John Pentland Mahaffy 275 Claudius put a stop to these executions, and the Conscript Fathers, repenting, placed Gallienus among the divi , — which was equivalent to the maintenance of his acts. en 1886 Early Rome Wilhelm Ihne 37 When Romulus had left the earth and had become a god, the Fathers met together and appointed intermediate kings from the senate, to reign in turn each for five days, in the place of the king, till a new king should be chosen. en 1890 Ancient Rome from the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D. Robert Franklin Pennell 9 His duties were to command the army, to perform certain sacrifices (as high priest), and to preside over the assembly of the Fathers of the families, which was called the Senate, i. e. an assembly of old men (Senex). Translations term of address for a Christian priest Albanian: sq atë Belarusian: be айце́ц m, be ба́цюшка m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 神父 san4 fu6 Hokkien: nan-hbl 神父 sîn-hū Mandarin: cmn 神父 shénfù Dutch: nl pater, nl eerwaarde m, nl mijnheer pastoor m Finnish: fi Isä French: fr Père m German: de Vater m, de Pater m Greek: el πάτερ m Hungarian: hu atya, always in 1st person singular possessive hu atyám Ido: io patro Indonesian: id rama Italian: it padre m Japanese: ja 神父 しんぷ, shinpu Macedonian: mk о́тец m, vocative mk о́че m Malayalam: ml പിതാവ്, ml അച്ഛന്‍, ml പള്ളിയിലച്ഛന്‍ Maltese: mt dun Norwegian: Bokmål: nb fader m Persian: fa پدر pedar Polish: pl ojciec m Portuguese: pt padre m Romanian: ro pater m Russian: ru свято́й оте́ц m, ru ба́тюшка m (Russian Orthodox priest) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh отац m Latin: sh otac m Spanish: es padre m Swahili: sw baba Tamil: ta திருதந்தை Thai: th หลวงพ่อ Ukrainian: uk оте́ць m Anagrams en aefhrt Hafter afther trefah hafter fareth en Male family members Titles Wicca