English

Proper noun

God the Father

1. (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
   • c. 900, Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People (1891), iv. xvii. 312

     Wuldriende God Fæder butan fruman.

   • 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...

Related terms

• God the Son
• God the Holy Ghost, God the Holy Spirit

Synonyms

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