Padre

Definitions

1. A player for the San Diego Padres.
2. A military clergyman.
3. A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come⟳ to teach⟳ and baptize them in their villages.”

“Jones became a Padre as the result⟳ of a pre-season trade⟳.”

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