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Definitions for forefather
ˈfɔrˌfɑ ðər, ˈfoʊr-fore·fa·ther

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. forefather, father, sirenoun

    the founder of a family

    "keep the faith of our forefathers"

  2. forefathernoun

    person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

    "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"

Wiktionary

  1. forefathernoun

    Ancestor

  2. forefathernoun

    Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition

  3. Etymology: Possibly directly from forfaðir.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Forefathernoun

    Ancestor; one who in any degree of ascending genealogy precedes another.

    Etymology: fore and father.

    The custom of the people of God, and the decrees of our forefathers, are to be kept, touching those things whereof the Scripture hath neither one way or other given us charge. Hook.

    If it be a generous desire in men to know from whence their own forefathers have come, it cannot be displeasing to understand the place of our first ancestor. Walter Raleigh, History.

    Conceit is still deriv’d
    From some forefather grief; mine is not so. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

    Shall I not be distraught,
    And madly play with my forefathers joints? William Shakespeare, Ro. and Jul.

    Our great forefathers
    Had left him nought to conquer but his country. Addison.

    When a man sees the prodigious pains our forefathers have been at in these barbarous buildings, one cannot but fancy what miracles of architecture they would have left us, had they been instructed in the right way. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    Blest peer! his great forefathers ev’ry grace
    Reflecting, and reflected in his race. Alexander Pope, Epist. i.

Wikipedia

  1. Forefather

    Forefather is an English folk metal band from Surrey. They also incorporate elements of Viking metal and black metal. Since inception in 1997 the band has released seven studio albums.

ChatGPT

  1. forefather

    A forefather is an ancestor, a person from an earlier generation who has direct lineage or connection to an individual, group, or institution. This often refers to male ancestors, but can include both genders. Forefathers can also mean the founders or pioneers of a particular tradition, field, or idea.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Forefathernoun

    one who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor

Wikidata

  1. Forefather

    Forefather are a folk metal band from Surrey, England.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Forefather

    fōr′fä-thėr, n. an ancestor.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forefather in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forefather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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