Cowley Father

noun

A member of the Society of St John the Evangelist.

Meanings

nounCowley Father (plural Cowley Fathers)

plural Cowley Fathers

  1. A member of the Society of St John the Evangelist.

Origin

They were founded in 1866 at Cowley, Oxford, England.

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