Found 2 items, similar to Padres.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: padre
padre
n 1: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn:
military chaplain
,
Holy Joe,
sky pilot]
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 [syn:
Father]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Padres
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]