Meaning of FOREFATHER
| Pronunciation: | | 'fowr`fâdhur
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- [n] the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
- [n] person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
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| | Synonyms: | | father, sire |
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| | See Also: | | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, patriarch, predecessor, root | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fore"fa`ther\ (?; 277), n.
One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any
degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught
to respect yourselves. --Burke.
{Forefathers' Day}, the anniversary of the day (December 21)
on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth,
Massachusetts (1620). On account of a mistake in reckoning
the change from Old Style to New Style, it has generally
been celebrated on the 22d.
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