noun (n)

• the kinship relation between an offspring and the father(noun.linkdef)

  Synonym:
  paternity
  

  source: wordnet30
• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity(noun.person)

  Synonym:
  father, father-god
  

  source: wordnet30
• the status of a religious leader(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the status of a father(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The state of being a father; the character or authority of a father; paternity.(noun)

  source: webster1913