God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"
extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health"
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"