padre

noun

Father. Used as a form of address for a priest in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

noun

A military chaplain.

noun

A minister of any Christian denomination or a native priest.

noun

Father: used with reference to priests in Spain, Italy, Mexico, southwestern United States, South America, etc.

noun

A Christian priest or monk; used as a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America); — also used in the American military.

noun

In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region.

noun

A chaplain in one of the military services.

noun

A military clergyman.

noun

A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

noun

a chaplain in one of the military services