'Padre' definitions:
Definition of 'padre'
From: WordNet
noun
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 [syn: Father, Padre]
Definition of 'Padre'
From: GCIDE
- Padre \Pa"dre\ (p[aum]"dr[=a]), n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. Padres (p[aum]"dr[=a]s); It. Padri (p[aum]"dr[=e]). [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See Father.]
- 1. A Christian priest or monk; used as a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America); -- also used in the American military.
- Syn: Father. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. A chaplain in one of the military services.
- Syn: military chaplain, Holy Joe, sky pilot. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'padre'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbe,
- cassock,
- chaplain,
- churchman,
- clergyman,
- cleric,
- clerical,
- clerk,
- confessor,
- curate,
- cure,
- DD,
- divine,
- Doctor of Divinity,
- ecclesiastic,
- father,
- father confessor,
- father in Christ,
- gallach,
- Holy Joe,
- man of God,
- military chaplain,
- minister,
- parish priest,
- parson,
- pastor,
- penitentiary,
- presbyter,
- priest,
- rector,
- reverend,
- servant of God,
- shepherd,
- sky pilot,
- spiritual director,
- spiritual father,
- supply clergy,
- supply minister,
- the Reverend,
- the very Reverend,
- tonsured cleric