Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

padremore about padre

padre

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Padre  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Padre 
  n  1:  `Father'  is  a  term  of  address  for  priests  in  some  churches 
  (especially  Roman  or  Orthodox  Catholic);  `Padre'  is 
  frequently  used  in  the  military  [syn:  {Father},  {Padre}] 
  2:  a  chaplain  in  one  of  the  military  services  [syn:  {military 
  chaplain},  {Holy  Joe},  {sky  pilot}]




more about padre