Heavenly Father

English

Alternative forms

heavenly Father

Proper noun

Heavenly Father

(formal) The Jewish or Christian God.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 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, along with Heavenly Mother in a (chiefly) historical context.

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)

Mandarin: 天父 (zh) (Tiānfù)

Min Nan: 天爸 (Thiⁿ-pē)
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

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