What does padre mean?
Padre means A military clergyman..
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/ˈpɑdɹeɪ/ · noun
A military clergyman..
The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come to teach and baptize them in their villages.
Use padre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Padre means A military clergyman..
Common synonyms include father, sky pilot, military chaplain, holy joe.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come to teach and baptize them in their villages.
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