Holy Father

proper noun

God or God the Father (in various Christian churches)

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CreatorEternalGodHeavenly FatherJehovahLordYahwehYehovah
OriginMiddle English haly fadire →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. God or God the Father (in various Christian churches)

    Synonyms: Creator, Eternal, God, Heavenly Father, Jehovah, Lord, LORD, Yahweh

  2. The title of the Pope of the Catholic Church.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounGod or God the Father (in various Christian churches)

Similar
CreatorEternalGodHeavenly FatherJehovahLordLORDYahwehYehovahYHVHYHWH

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe head of the Roman Catholic Church

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popeCatholic PopeRoman Catholic PopepontiffVicar of ChristBishop of Rome
Broader
spiritual leaderCatholic
Also see
bishop of romepontiffpopevicar of christ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhaly fadire
  2. EnglishHoly Father

From Middle English haly fadire, Haliʒ Fæder, equivalent to holy + Father.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 聖父 /圣父, 教皇
  • 聖父 /圣父 (shèngfù)God or God the Father
  • 教皇 (jiàohuáng)Pope
Finnish Pyhä Isä, pyhä isä
  • Pyhä IsäGod or God the Father
  • pyhä isäPope
French Dieu le Père
  • Dieu le PèreGod or God the Father
German Heiliger Vater
  • Heiliger VaterPope
Indonesian Bapa Suci
  • Bapa SuciPope
Irish An tAthair Naofa
  • An tAthair NaofaPope
Italian Santo Padre
  • Santo PadrePope
Japanese 父なる神
  • 父なる神 (chichi naru kami)God or God the Father
Korean 성부, 교황
  • 성부 (seongbu)God or God the Father
  • 교황 (gyohwang)Pope
  • 성하 (seongha)Pope
Portuguese Santo Padre
  • Santo PadrePope
Russian Бог Оте́ц, Свято́й Оте́ц
  • Бог Оте́ц (Box Otéc)God or God the Father
  • Свято́й Оте́ц (Svjatój Otéc)God or God the Father
  • свято́й оте́ц (svjatój otéc)Pope
Spanish Santo Padre
  • Santo PadrePope
Swahili Baba Mtakatifu
  • Baba MtakatifuPope
Vietnamese Chúa Cha
  • Chúa ChaGod or God the Father
Cite this entry
APA

Holy Father. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Father

MLA

“Holy Father.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Father. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holy Father,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Father.

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