2. Verb. (third-person singular of father) ¹
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Definition of Fathers
1. father [v] - See also: father
Medical Definition of Fathers
1. Male parents, human or animal. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fathers
Literary usage of Fathers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"But he is also regarded by the early fathers, such as Hegesippus, ... Hence the
expression "the fathers" comes naturally to be applied to the holy bishops ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Canad M 45:26-30 My '15 fathers Finding a family. Mrs. AEP Searing. il Delin
86:11 Ap '15 Giving father his due. Lit Digest 51:1210-11 D 4 '15 Husbands and ..."
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine (1909)
"... the Holy fathers CONSIDER now the lively examples of the holy fathers, in whom
shone forth real perfectness and religion, and thou shalt see how little, ..."
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