Great Father

noun

The preeminent male deity of various religions.

Meanings

nounGreat Father (plural Great Fathers)

plural Great Fathers · alternative great father

  1. lifestyleThe preeminent male deity of various religions.

    In this ode to the Great Father, the land of the Sumerians is literally awash with semen.

    1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 162
  2. historicalTitle used by European colonial powers in North America to refer to a European king or president.
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