About The Word Padre
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Padre
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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 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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