church father
noun
Origin of church father
1First recorded in 1855–60
Words Nearby church father
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How to use church father in a sentence
There is to be a short but beautiful service in the church father and I attend.
Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College | Jessie Graham FlowerNo one had thought of the necessity of having a "church father" to give away the bride.
For Woman's Love | Mrs. E. D. E. N. SouthworthBut the difference between Greek philosopher and church father was deeper than any that ever could exist among mediaeval men.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
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