What does Godfather mean?
Definitions for Godfather
ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðərgod·fa·ther
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Princeton's WordNet
godfathernoun
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
godfathernoun
someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
Wiktionary
godfathernoun
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
godfathernoun
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
godfathernoun
A mafia leader.
godfatherverb
To act as godfather to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Godfathernoun
The sponsor at the font.
Etymology: god and father.
He had a son by her, and the king did him the honour as to stand godfather to his child. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Confirmation, a profitable usage of the church, transcribed from the apostles, consists in the child’s undertaking in his own name the baptismal vow; and, that he may more solemnly enter this obligation, bringing some godfather with him, not now, as in baptism, as his procurator. Henry Hammond.
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godfather
A godfather is a male person who is chosen by parents to take an interest in a child's upbringing and personal development, often promising to help raise the child in a specific religion during a baptism ceremony. The term is also used to refer to a man who is influential or pioneering in a certain field. Additionally, in the context of organized crime, a godfather is the leader or head of a crime family or syndicate.
Webster Dictionary
Godfathernoun
a man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction
Godfatherverb
to act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care
Etymology: [AS. godfder. Cf. Gossip.]
Editors Contribution
Godfather
A godfather is a male godparent in the Christian tradition.
Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Godfather in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Godfather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Godfather in a Sentence
It was very difficult for him to ask his father permission to leave [the lifestyle], his father wasn’t happy about it. In the tape, you can see his father basically ripping through Junior. ‘Where’s your dignity? Where’s your manhood?’ But then he changes at a certain point. He becomes a father, instead of the godfather and the boss of the Gambino family. He understand that the life he led can go one or two ways. You die in prison or you die on the street.
'Godfather' was the first that I remember, movie, that was like a big blockbuster, then came other movies. I might have this wrong, like some of the Spielberg films and so on, but when ['The Godfather: Part II'] came, I said this might be a good chance that it'll be a success.
Hillary Clinton has no vision for America, hillary Clinton only vision for America is that Hillary Clinton wants to be the mob boss of America. Hillary Clinton wants to be the female Godfather, the greatest thing since Al Capone. And Hillary Clinton wants all the benefits that Al Capone got in Chicago ; Al Capone liked to run the city ; Al Capone liked to knock off Al Capone opponents. This is the cult of Hillary Clinton and this is what Hillary Clinton wants. Hillary Clinton wants to basically be the one who runs our life and calls all the shots and snubs out Hillary Clinton opponent. I, for one, am not going to stand for it and I ’m hoping most Americans wo n’t either.
Robert Evans had strong instincts as evidenced by the long list of great films in Robert Evans career, when I worked with Bob, some of his helpful ideas included suggesting John Marley as Woltz and Sterling Hayden as the Police Captain, and John Marley as Woltz ultimate realization that' The Godfather' could be 2 hours and 45 minutes in length ; also, making a movie out of' The Cotton Club' — casting Richard Gere and Gregory Hines, and bringing Milena Canonero, George Faison, Richard Sylbert, and many other talented people to work on the film. May The Kid always stay in the picture.
It’s hard to explain in today’s world — to explain who I was at that time and the bolt of lightning that it was, i felt like, all of a sudden, some veil was lifted, and all eyes were on me. Of course, they were on others in the film. But ‘The Godfather’ gave me a new identity that was hard for me to cope with.
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- padríCatalan, Valencian
- kmotrCzech
- gudfar, gudfader, fadderDanish
- PateGerman
- νονόςGreek
- baptopatroEsperanto
- padrinoSpanish
- aitabitxiBasque
- kummisetäFinnish
- parrainFrench
- goistidh, athair-baistidhScottish Gaelic
- धर्म-पिताHindi
- keresztapaHungarian
- քավոր, կնքահայրArmenian
- padrone, padrinoItalian
- 教父, 代父, ゴッドファーザーJapanese
- patrinusLatin
- krusttēvsLatvian
- кумMacedonian
- gevader, peterDutch
- gudfarNorwegian
- pairinOccitan
- ଧର୍ମ ବାପାOriya
- chrzestny, ojciec chrzestnyPolish
- padrinhoPortuguese
- padregn, padrinRomansh
- naș, nunRomanian
- крёстный отецRussian
- kumSerbo-Croatian
- kmotor, krstný otecSlovak
- gudfader, gudfarSwedish
- inaama, padrino, ninongTagalog
- hispönan, spönanVolapük
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