Synonyms for
Padre
Definition
a Spanish term for father, especially a Roman Catholic priest
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- The padre gave a sermon on Sunday.
- My grandfather was a padre in the army.
- The young boy confessed his sins to the padre.
- The padre blessed the couple on their wedding day.
- The padre wore a black cassock and white collar.
Quotes
I'm not a padre, I'm not an army chaplain, I'm not a politician, I'm just a writer who's written a book that has now been accepted by the public.
I was entertaining a lot of different ideas about spirituality, but I didn't really know what any of them meant, which is why I took my time researching and reading books about priests and the life of a padre.
I am convinced that human life is filled with many pure, happy, serene examples of insincerity, truly splendid of their kind-of people deceiving one another without (strangely enough) any wounds being inflicted, of people honest all day long that lay their heads on their pillows at night and sleep the sleep of the just.