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1. The kinship relation between an offspring and the father
   - paternity
    
2. The status of a religious leader
    
3. The status of a father

1. God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
   "hear our prayers, Heavenly Fatherhood";
   - God the Father, Father, Father-God

Derived forms: fatherhoods

Type of: berth, family relationship, hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ, kinship, office, place, position, post, relationship, situation

Encyclopedia: Fatherhood