padre — meaning in English

English meaning

• father noun A male parent.
• priest noun A person trained and ordained to lead religious services and rites in a church or temple.

Senses

padre is used for these senses in English:

• Father (Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.
• father A term of respectful address for a priest.
• priest A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

father — full definition

1. noun A male parent.
2. noun A person seen as the founder or leading figure of something.
3. noun A title of respect for a priest.
4. verb To be the male parent of a child.

priest — full definition

1. noun A person trained and ordained to lead religious services and rites in a church or temple.
2. verb To ordain someone as a priest.

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