an established or recognized right | `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 informal right to something | God when considered as the first person in the Trinity |
the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. | (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 |
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 | |