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god·fa·ther
/ˈgɑdˌfɑðɚ/
教父(
vt
.)當教父
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
God·fa·ther
n.
A
man
who
becomes
sponsor
for
a
child
at
baptism
,
and
makes
himself
a
surety
for
its
Christian
training
and
instruction
.
Correlative
of
godmother
.
There
shall
be
for
every
Male-child
to
be
baptized
,
when
they
can
be
had
,
two
Godfathers
and
one
Godmother
;
and
for
every
Female
,
one
Godfather
and
two
Godmothers
;
and
Parents
shall
be
admitted
as
Sponsors
,
if
it
is
desired
.
--
Book
of
Common
Prayer
(
Prot
.
Episc
.
Ch
.,
U
.
S
. ).
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
God·fa·ther
,
v. t.
To
act
as
godfather
to
;
to
take
under
one's
fostering
care
. [
R
.]
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
godfather
n
1:
any
man
who
serves
as
a
sponsor
for
a
child
at
baptism
2:
someone
having
a
relation
analogous
to
that
of
a
male
sponsor
to
his
godchild
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