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Definition of Padre
1. Noun. A chaplain in one of the military services.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Chaplain
2. Noun. 'Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); 'Padre' is frequently used in the military.
Definition of Padre
1. n. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America.
Definition of Padre
1. Proper noun. (baseball) A player on the team the "San Diego Padres". ¹
2. Noun. A military clergyman. ¹
3. Noun. A Roman Catholic priest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Padre
1. a Christian clergyman [n PADRES or PADRI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Padre
Literary usage of Padre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1907)
"Then, turning to Mrs. padre she said she had not yet made the ... At this time
the padre was frequently visited by Japanese, both officers and soldiers. ..."
2. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1841)
"The padre had been as ignorant and as improvident as we; but some good Catholic
... We congratulated the padre upon his good fortune in having us with him, ..."
3. Overview of the Third Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-3) edited by D. K. Harmon (1996)
"Searching For Meaning With The Help Of A padre David Hawking and Paul Thistlewaite
... The query language for the retrieval software (called padre) is ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1856)
""That I know," said the padre, " or he would not be alive at this moment. ...
By profession, Señor padre, he is a surgeon. And in that capacity he has ..."
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