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Padre Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Padre? [n] a chaplain in one of the military services [n] `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is frequently used in the military Synonyms \| Synonyms for Padre: Father \| Holy Joe \| military chaplain \| sky pilot Related Terms \| Find terms related to Padre: abbe \| cassock \| chaplain \| churchman \| clergyman \| cleric \| clerical \| clerk \| confessor \| curate \| cure \| DD \| divine \| Doctor of Divinity \| ecclesiastic \| father \| father confessor \| father in Christ \| gallach \| Holy Joe \| man of God \| military chaplain \| minister \| parish priest \| parson \| pastor \| penitentiary \| presbyter \| priest \| rector \| reverend \| servant of God \| shepherd \| sky pilot \| spiritual director \| spiritual father \| supply clergy \| supply minister \| the Reverend \| the very Reverend \| tonsured cleric See Also \| chaplain \| priest Padre In Webster's Dictionary \Pa"dre\, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}; It. {Padri}. [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.] 1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America. 2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling.

Padre Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Padre?

[n] a chaplain in one of the military services
[n] `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

Synonyms | Synonyms for Padre: Father | Holy Joe | military chaplain | sky pilot

See Also | chaplain | priest

Padre In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa"dre\, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}; It. {Padri}. [Sp.,
Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.]
1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain,
   Portugal, and Spanish America.

2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister;
   also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling.

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