PADRE

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• PADRE (noun)
  The noun PADRE has 2 senses:

1. a chaplain in one of the military services

2. '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

  Familiarity information: PADRE used as a noun is rare.

• PADRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chaplain in one of the military services

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Holy Joe; military chaplain; padre; sky pilot

Hypernyms ("padre" is a kind of...):

chaplain (a clergyman ministering to some institution)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

'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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Father; Padre

Hypernyms ("Padre" is a kind of...):

form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')

priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

 Context examples 

A good padre in France read to us from a scroll the whole truth of the matter.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That was when he picked up with this outcast padre here.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)