padre
noun
pa·dre ˈpä-(ˌ)drā 
-drē
-drē 1
: a Christian clergyman
especially : priest
2
: a military chaplain
Word History
Etymology
Spanish or Italian or Portuguese, literally, father, from Latin pater — more at father
First Known Use
1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1
padres
noun
as in priests
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- priests
- clergymen
- churchmen
- clerics
- ecclesiastics
- deacons
- preachers
- clericals
- bishops
- fathers
- divines
- parsons
- prelates
- archbishops
- reverends
- popes
- curés
- missionaries
- abbots
- friars
- priestesses
- deans
- vicars
- clerks
- pastors
- monsignors
- deaconesses
- chaplains
- dominies
- ministers
- diocesans
- clergypersons
- rectors
- presbyters
- missioners
- shepherds
- confessors
- abbés
- archpriests
- clergywomen
- monks
- religious
- Holy Joes
- curates
- oblates
- mendicants
- monsignori
- revivalists
- monastics
- evangelists
- sky pilots
- missionizers
- high priests
- high priestesses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- laymen
- laypeople
- secular
- seculars
- lectors
- lay readers