`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 | an established or recognized right |
God when considered as the first person in the Trinity | an informal right to something |
(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 | the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. |
| a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work |
| an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' |
| an appellation signifying nobility |
| a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it |
| a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with |
| (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action |
| the status of being a champion |