| father | God when considered as the first person in the Trinity |
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| father | an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church |
| father | `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic) |
| father | a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) |
| father | a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization |
| father | the founder of a family |
| father | a person who founds or establishes some institution |
| father | make children |
| father | a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton |
| father | the legendary patron saint of children |
| father | a man who takes over all the functions of the real father |
| father | a man who takes over all the functions of the real father |