- Holy Father
Holy Father may refer to:
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God the Father
*The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
*ThePope of theRoman Catholic Church
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Holy Father — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holy Father — n [singular] used when speaking to or about the Pope … Dictionary of contemporary English
Holy Father — noun used as a way of talking to or about the Pope … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Holy Father — ► NOUN ▪ the Pope … English terms dictionary
Holy Father — n. a title of the pope … English World dictionary
Holy Father — Synonyms and related words: God the Father, Grand Penitentiary, Our Father, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor,… … Moby Thesaurus
Holy Father — noun the head of the Roman Catholic Church (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Holy Father — N PROPER: the N In the Catholic Church, the Holy Father is the Pope … English dictionary
Holy Father — noun a) The God in various Christian religions. b) The title of the Pope of the Catholic Church. Syn: Creator, God, Heavenly Father, Jehovah, Lo … Wiktionary
The Holy Father — Father Fa ther (f[aum] [th][ e]r), n. [OE. fader, AS. f[ae]der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. fa[eth]ir Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. path r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[=a] protect. [root]75, 247. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
