"All-Father" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the All-Father [canonical]
Etymology: From all + father. The sense used to refer to Odin was a calque of Old Norse Alfǫðr. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|all|father}} all + father, {{calque|en|non|Alfǫðr|nocap=1}} calque of Old Norse Alfǫðr Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=All-Father}} the All-Father
  1. The chief god of a pantheon.
    Sense id: en-All-Father-en-name-AG~v1ynu
  2. (Germanic paganism, Norse mythology) Odin. Tags: Germanic, Norse Categories (topical): Germanic paganism, Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-All-Father-en-name-R3hvbQtC Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, paganism, philosophy, religion, sciences

Noun

Forms: All-Fathers [plural]
Etymology: From all + father. The sense used to refer to Odin was a calque of Old Norse Alfǫðr. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|all|father}} all + father, {{calque|en|non|Alfǫðr|nocap=1}} calque of Old Norse Alfǫðr Head templates: {{en-noun}} All-Father (plural All-Fathers)
  1. A supreme being; a god who rules over all others. Categories (topical): Divine epithets Synonyms: Allfather
    Sense id: en-All-Father-en-noun-r3wca3Jh Disambiguation of Divine epithets: 12 22 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 21 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 22 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 10 85

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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