holy father

ho·ly fa·ther

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoh-lee fah-th er]
- /ˈhoʊ li ˈfɑ ðər/
- /ˈhəʊli ˈfɑːðə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-lee fah-th er]
- /ˈhoʊ li ˈfɑ ðər/

Definitions of holy father words

noun holy father a title of the pope. 1
noun holy father Roman Catholicism: the Pope 1
proper noun holy father In the Catholic Church, the Holy Father is the Pope. 0
noun holy father a title of the pope 0

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Origin of holy father

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425

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Parts of speech for Holy father

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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holy father popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for holy father

noun holy father

confessor — A confessor is a priest who hears a person's confession.
father confessor — confessor (def 2).
pope — died 1690? Pueblo medicine man: led rebellion against the Spanish 1680.

All 3 Synonyms of holy father