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Holy Father   /hˈoʊli fˈɑðər/   Listen
Holy Father

noun
1.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church.  Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ.






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"Holy father" Quotes from Famous Books



... with all my heart!" responded Sah-luma, carelessly looking up from his couch but making no attempt to rise, . . "Peace is an excellent thing, most holy father!" ...
— Ardath - The Story of a Dead Self • Marie Corelli

... "Confess, holy father," hissed the heir, with the greatest anger, "that such a hindrance would not stop even an ass ...
— The Pharaoh and the Priest - An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt • Boleslaw Prus

... Jesus Christ, and the Virgin Mary would bless him and the other jailors for their goodness. They all then fervently joined in prayer. To the astonishment of all, no clerical character, of any persuasion, was present. They repeatedly called out "Adonde esta el padre," (Where is the holy father). ...
— The Pirates Own Book • Charles Ellms

... O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth. Tho' thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, yet thou hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Holy Father, for so it seemed ...
— From Boyhood to Manhood • William M. Thayer

... that I ought to do by right, that will I with a good will do, but as to the sentence that is executed I may not undo, but that they will submit them to the correction of Holy Church, for it was done by our holy father the Pope and not by me. Then said Sir Reginald: But if thou assoil not the King and all other standing in the curse it shall cost thee thy life. And St Thomas said: Thou knowest well enough that the King and I were accorded on Mary Magdalene day and that this curse should go ...
— England of My Heart--Spring • Edward Hutton


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