Definition of Padre

1. Noun. A chaplain in one of the military services.

Exact synonyms: Holy Joe, Military Chaplain, Sky Pilot
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.
Exact synonyms: Father
Generic synonyms: Form Of Address, Title, Title Of Respect, Priest

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

Pactolian
Pactolus
Padania
Padanian
Padanians
Padda
Padda oryzivora
Paddies
Paddy
Paddy's Day
Paderewski
Padishah
Padishahs
Padma
Padova
Padre (current term)
Padua
Paducah
Paducahs
Padykula-Herman stain
PaeR7I invertase
Paeonia
Paeoniaceae
Pagan
Paganini
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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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