"Holy Father" meaning in English

See Holy Father in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Middle English haly fadire, Haliʒ Fæder, equivalent to holy + Father. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|haly fadire}} Middle English haly fadire, {{af|en|holy|Father}} holy + Father Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Holy Father}} Holy Father
  1. God or God the Father (in various Christian churches) Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (God or God the Father): 聖父 (Chinese Mandarin), 圣父 (shèngfù) (Chinese Mandarin), Pyhä Isä (Finnish), Dieu le Père [masculine] (French), 父なる神 (chichi naru kami) (alt: ちちなるかみ) (Japanese), 성부 (seongbu) (alt: 聖父) (Korean), Бог Оте́ц (Box Otéc) (english: usual term) [masculine] (Russian), Свято́й Оте́ц (Svjatój Otéc) [masculine] (Russian), Chúa Cha (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Holy_Father-en-name-bcdZmzQQ Disambiguation of Christianity: 82 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 82 18 Synonyms (Christian God): Creator, Eternal, God, Heavenly Father, Jehovah, Lord, LORD, Yahweh, Yehovah, YHVH, YHWH Disambiguation of 'Christian God': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'God or God the Father': 98 2
  2. The title of the Pope of the Catholic Church. Translations (Pope): 教皇 (jiàohuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), pyhä isä (Finnish), Heiliger Vater [masculine] (German), An tAthair Naofa [masculine] (Irish), 교황 (gyohwang) (Korean), 성하 (seongha) (Korean), Hellege Papp [masculine] (Luxembourgish), свято́й оте́ц (svjatój otéc) [masculine] (Russian), Santo Padre [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Holy_Father-en-name-BWS0eK4M Disambiguation of 'Pope': 12 88
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