padre

Related to padre: Padre Pio

padre

An informal title for a male religious figure, especially a priest. The term is Spanish for "father" and is used in Spanish as a title for a priest. Good morning, Padre. Anything special lined up for the service today?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

padre

(ˈpɑdre)
n. any male religious cleric: priest, monk, or chaplain. (From Spanish. Typically military. Also a term of address.) Hey, padre, anything new on the religion front?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • be in holy orders
  • be in/take orders
  • take holy orders
  • once a priest, always a priest
  • state of grace
  • ash
  • ashes to ashes, dust to dust
  • hasta la vista
  • $64 question
  • 64
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Each painting of Padre Pio, said Rebolledo, is a 'labor of love.' Every work is marked by the careful brush strokes, right combination of colors and hues, which he said reflected the subtle character of Padre Pio.
Also, Machado's contract allows him to pick six teams annually that he cannot be traded to without consent; he gets a hotel suite on road trips and will be allowed to buy premium tickets at Petco Park, the home of the Padres.
En el campo cientifico la tendencia predominante es el establecimiento de la corresponsabilidad, que influye en la custodia unilateral, haciendo que el padre no custodio participe en la formacion de sus hijos (Suarez, 2010).
Overall, Father Gonda said that more than 40,000 participated in welcoming and praying before the heart relic of Padre Pio physically at the shrine and over social and news media sites (the Mass was streamed live online).
The first Canadian chaplain to earn the Victoria Cross was Presbyterian Padre John Weir Foote of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) during the raid on Dieppe, on August 19, 1942.
Despues de la ultima reforma liturgica, la Iglesia ha hecho un gran esfuerzo por ampliar tanto el numero de textos como el espectro de Padres usados.
Se incluyeron diferentes preguntas referidas, entre otras, al sexo, la edad, el lugar de nacimiento de los participantes y el nivel educativo de sus padres. Respecto al nivel educativo de los progenitores se emplearon dos cuestiones, una referida a la madre y otra al padre, con siete alternativas de respuesta desde 1 (sin estudios primarios/graduado escolar) hasta 7 (titulacion de posgrado completa).
(AP) -- As workouts began to wind down, word began spreading across the San Diego Padres' practice fields at Peoria Sports Complex.