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FATHERHOOD

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• FATHERHOOD (noun)
The noun FATHERHOOD has 4 senses:

1. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
2. God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
3. the status of a religious leader
4. the status of a father

Familiarity information: FATHERHOOD used as a noun is uncommon.

• FATHERHOOD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The kinship relation between an offspring and the father

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

fatherhood; paternity

Hypernyms ("fatherhood" is a kind of...):

family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Father-God; Fatherhood; Father

Context example:

hear our prayers, Heavenly Father

Instance hypernyms:

hypostasis; hypostasis of Christ (any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

The status of a religious leader

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fatherhood" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

The status of a father

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fatherhood" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

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