a friar or monk in charge of a monastery, priory or convent; an abbot or a prior

plural of father superior

plural of father tongue

A separate language for expressing ideas, as opposed to the vernacular (mother tongue) which is employed for everyday speech.

(biblical and literary, dated) To be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die.

Alternative form of like father, like son

plural of Church Father

(Christianity) One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.

The situation where a person is romantically attracted to another by qualities likely to contribute to the breakup of the relationship.

plural of fatal attraction