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forefather Definition

fore·father (fôrfä′t̸hər)

noun

an ancestor

Etymology: ME forefader: see fore- & father

forefather Synonyms

forefather

n.

forefather Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Both are British born and both have forefathers who were non-British.
  • become: Did Adam become the forefather of the man Jesus Christ?
  • worship: Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt and serve the Lord " .
  • fight: We need that spirit and those values with which our forefathers fought for a freedom, justice and a better life.
  • use: Our forefathers used to say: ' the best for God, the rest for ourselves ' .

Adjective modifier

  • Victorian: The issues For the past 150 years successive generations at Amport have had reason to be grateful to our Victorian forefathers.
  • spiritual: Our spiritual forefathers avoided this expression through the centuries and we, who follow in same path, avoid it today.
  • musical: He is a musical forefather for popular music as we know today.
  • British: One of the chief attractions of Coniston is the Old Man, the Alt Maen or High Stone of our British forefathers.
  • own: We know we have a battle on our hands, but like your very own forefathers, we will be victorious.

Noun used with modifier

  • pagan: Our pagan forefathers believed the oak to be a sacred tree and that the marks in the bark revealed the presence of a dryad.
  • century: I think of one of Francis's 16 th Century forefathers as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Preposition: in

  • faith: Do you seriously imagine our forefathers in the faith would have found your version of that faith acceptable?

Preposition: of

  • today: The larger of these were the forefathers of today 's English Springer Spaniel.
  • literature: Pushkin is widely regarded as Russia's greatest poet and the forefather of modern Russian literature.

Preposition: with

  • conscience: First, in thanking God, the Apostle makes the remarkable statement, " Whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience.

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