The personification of the Sky and its biosphere. / (mythology) The god of the sky in various cultures.

(Christianity) An epithet of God the Father.

(Christianity) An epithet of Jesus.

(dated) A daddy longlegs.

(idiomatic) Recently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.

A priest who listens to confessions.

plural of shrift father

(Christian theology) The person (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

Alternative form of father figure

Synonym of Old Man Winter