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Noun: fatherhood  'faa-dhu(r),hûd
  1. The kinship relation between an offspring and the father
    - paternity
     
  2. The status of a religious leader
     
  3. The status of a father
Noun: Fatherhood
  1. God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
    "hear our prayers, Heavenly Fatherhood";
    - God the Father, Father, Father-God

Derived forms: fatherhoods

Type of: berth, family relationship, hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ, kinship, office, place, position, post, relationship, situation

Encyclopedia: Fatherhood