God the Father

English

Etymology

See god and father.

Proper noun

God the Father

(Christian theology) The aspect (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to the God of Abraham and the Jewish scriptures and considered the creator of mankind and father of Jesus Christ
- 1549, The booke of the common prayer and adminiſtracion of the Sacramentes, and other rites and ceremonies of the Churche: after the vſe of the Churche of England
  And aboue all thynges: ye muſt geue moſte humble and hartie thankes to God the father, the ſonne, and the holy ghoſt, for the redempcion of the worlde...

Synonyms

Lord, LORD, Drighten
YHWH, Jehovah
El, Elohim
Lord of Hosts

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