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(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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God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
hear our prayers, Heavenly Father
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'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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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
his father was born in Atlanta
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the founder of a family
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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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a person who founds or establishes some institution
George Washington is the father of his country
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the head of an organized crime family
'father' - used as a verb
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make children
Men often father children but don't recognize them
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1. Father / Plural
fathers
2. Father / Past
fathered
3. Father / Third Person
fathers
4. Father / Present Participle
fathering
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