Heavenly Father

English

Alternative forms

• heavenly Father

Proper noun

Heavenly Father

1. (formal) The Jewish or Christian God.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:14:

     For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Usage notes

In Mormonism, this is by a large margin the most common way to refer to God.

Translations

A formal name for the Judeo-Christian God

• Armenian: Երկնային Հայր (Erknayin Hayr)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 天父 (tin¹ fu⁶)

  Hakka: 天父 (Thiên-fu)

  Hokkien: 天爸 (Thiⁿ-pē)

  Mandarin: 天父 (zh) (Tiānfù)

• Czech: Nebeský Otec m, Otec v nebi m
• Danish: himmelske Fader c
• French: Père céleste m
• German: Vater im Himmel m, himmlischer Vater m
• Japanese: (talking to the Father) 天地にお父様 (tenchi ni otousama); (talking about the Father) 天地に父 (tenchi ni chichi), 神の父 (kami no chichi) (lit. God the Father)
• Portuguese: Pai celeste m
• Russian: Оте́ц Небе́сный (ru) m (Otéc Nebésnyj)
• Spanish: Padre Celestial m

Further reading

• paternal view of God on Wikipedia.Wikipedia