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Definition of Fatherliness
1. Noun. The benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father. "The gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears"
Generic synonyms: Parental Quality
Attributes: Paternal
Derivative terms: Fatherly
Definition of Fatherliness
1. n. The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.
Definition of Fatherliness
1. Noun. The property of being fatherly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fatherliness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fatherliness
Literary usage of Fatherliness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nature of the Atonement and Its Relation to the Remission of Sins and by John McLeod Campbell (1873)
"In that fatherliness has the atonement been now represented as originating. ...
To that fatherliness has the demand for the elements of expiation found in ..."
2. Thoughts on Revelation, with Special Reference to the Present Time by John McLeod Campbell (1874)
"If when we assume that we are God's offspring, any would have us to take up as
a previous question the fatherliness, or even the very existence of God, ..."
3. Reverend George Leon Walker, D.D. 1830-1900 by George Leon Walker (1900)
"That is to say, God's fatherliness must make Him put that supreme which is ...
It is not fatherliness here in these little family groups we know about among ..."
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